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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824712003321

Autore

ʻĀyish Muḥammad ʻIṣām

Titolo

Reporting in the MENA region : cyber engagement and pan-Arab social media / / Mohammad Ayish and Noha Mellor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-3763-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

079.174927/0905

Soggetti

Journalism - Arab countries - History - 21st century

Online journalism - Arab countries - History - 21st century

Social media - Arab countries

Citizen journalism - Arab countries

Digital media - Arab countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Arab journalism: values, practices and regulations -- Information and communications transitions in the MENA region -- Digital transitions -- Social media traffic trends -- How journalists use social media -- Audience engagement -- Social media in newsrooms -- Citizen journalists versus traditional gatekeepers -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

In this examination of media practice in the Arab region, Ayish and Mellor examine how journalists are adjusting to the new realities of reporting in the digital age.