Driven by the political upheavals in the Arab world, media in Egypt and in the United Arab Emirates （UAE） is on its way to find new ways about how to deal with their audiences. Initial signs suggest that Emirati as ...Driven by the political upheavals in the Arab world, media in Egypt and in the United Arab Emirates （UAE） is on its way to find new ways about how to deal with their audiences. Initial signs suggest that Emirati as well as Egyptian media have drawn some first findings from the upheavals of the ＂Arab Spring＂, so that the first flimsy form of media accountability and a new openness is to be found in the media orient. Moreover, this study tries to draw some parallels between the ＂old＂ Arab sphere （Egypt） and the ＂new＂ Arab world （UAE） in order to generate new knowledge exploratively. Twelve journalists and media professionals from both countries have been qualitatively interviewed between November 2011 and May 2012 in this regard at spot and via phone or skype. This study distinguishes between two different media systems within the Arab sphere. International comparative studies on the media systems within the heterogeneous world of Arabia are considered as a desideratum in the field of journalistic research.展开更多
文摘Driven by the political upheavals in the Arab world, media in Egypt and in the United Arab Emirates （UAE） is on its way to find new ways about how to deal with their audiences. Initial signs suggest that Emirati as well as Egyptian media have drawn some first findings from the upheavals of the ＂Arab Spring＂, so that the first flimsy form of media accountability and a new openness is to be found in the media orient. Moreover, this study tries to draw some parallels between the ＂old＂ Arab sphere （Egypt） and the ＂new＂ Arab world （UAE） in order to generate new knowledge exploratively. Twelve journalists and media professionals from both countries have been qualitatively interviewed between November 2011 and May 2012 in this regard at spot and via phone or skype. This study distinguishes between two different media systems within the Arab sphere. International comparative studies on the media systems within the heterogeneous world of Arabia are considered as a desideratum in the field of journalistic research.
