Abstract
The paper reports the perceptions of users in relation to their participation in one of the media sites in the Arab world and comments on the site's ability to foster a public sphere for the Arabs. This site is the Al Arabiya site, which is the official website of the popular TV station the Al Arabiya and was selected because of its growing popularity among Arabs. The paper is the result of an empirical study that was conducted in 2007 and used a descriptive survey to collect the data. The study concludes that the feedback facility available on the site allowed Arabs to not only discuss and debate issues that concern them as a group but also made them capable of contributing to the media content and challenging the truth about what is reported.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | IADIS 2008 |
Subtitle of host publication | WWW/Internet |
Place of Publication | Freiburg, Germany |
Publisher | IADIS Press |
Pages | 499-503 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Event | International Association for Developement of the Information Society (IADIS) Conference - Freiburg, Germany, Germany Duration: 13 Oct 2008 → 15 Oct 2008 |
Conference
Conference | International Association for Developement of the Information Society (IADIS) Conference |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
Period | 13/10/08 → 15/10/08 |