16. Name: Yasmin Bakir Title: Political Programs on Arab Satellite Television, Development and Current Trends: A Content Analysis Study on Al Jazeera,
Al Manar, Al Arabiya and Al Hurra Channels Institution: The American University in Cairo Country: Egypt Date: 2006 Language: English Abstract:
This research deals with four different Arab news satellite Television, particularly three different live political programs broadcast on each of Al Jazeera (The Island), Al Manar (The Beacon), Al Arabiya (The Arabia) and Al Hurra (The Free One). The research discusses whether each of these channels follows a particular political agenda, objective, school of thought and point of view. It also discusses the degree of freedom of speech each channel has, whether or not each has the ability to shape Arab politics and has any kind of effect in terms of democracy in the Arab media. This research used content analysis and in-depth interviews in order to analyze four different aspects; the presenters, topics, guests and public contributions in the three different political programs on each channels. The findings show that each channel is different in terms of content and policy. Each station reflects a specific objective, opinion, school of thought, point of view and agenda, either clearly or through the topics and countries frequently covered in its political programs.
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