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Factors Affecting Egyptian Journalism And Mass Communication Faculty Members Research Productivity, Dina Ahmed Hussien Jan 2022

Factors Affecting Egyptian Journalism And Mass Communication Faculty Members Research Productivity, Dina Ahmed Hussien

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The Impact Of The Rise Of Political Islam On Tv Controversial Advertising, Yousra Nabil Allam Nov 2021

The Impact Of The Rise Of Political Islam On Tv Controversial Advertising, Yousra Nabil Allam

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Egyptian Women Bloggers: Perceptions Of Empowerment In The Online Public Sphere, Valentina Cattane Nov 2021

Egyptian Women Bloggers: Perceptions Of Empowerment In The Online Public Sphere, Valentina Cattane

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Why Do People Click?! Uses And Gratifications Of Facebook-Zynga Games Among Egyptian Adults, Soha Eissa Nov 2021

Why Do People Click?! Uses And Gratifications Of Facebook-Zynga Games Among Egyptian Adults, Soha Eissa

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The Role Of The Press In Helping The Society In Transition In Ethiopia, Melisew Dejene Lemma Feb 2009

The Role Of The Press In Helping The Society In Transition In Ethiopia, Melisew Dejene Lemma

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Framing The Darfur Crisis In Videoblogs And Sudanese Newspapers, Ehab Hamdi Gomaa Feb 2009

Framing The Darfur Crisis In Videoblogs And Sudanese Newspapers, Ehab Hamdi Gomaa

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Adaptation In Egyptian Television: The Perception And Impact Of Egyptian Sitcoms On Egyptian Youth: A Case Study, Sara El Nagar Dec 2008

Adaptation In Egyptian Television: The Perception And Impact Of Egyptian Sitcoms On Egyptian Youth: A Case Study, Sara El Nagar

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This thesis studies adaption in Egyptian television. Specifically studying how Egyptian youth perceive the idea of Arabizing sitcoms, what their preferences are in comparison to American sitcoms, and how successful do they see the experience of Arabizing American sitcoms. It also studied the impact of the Egyptian (Arabized) sitcoms on the behavior and lifestyle of Egyptian youth.

A non-probability purposive sample of 403 Egyptian youth was tested. The sample consisted of both males and females almost evenly distributed between both sexes and between all age groups. The sample was tested using a questionnaire.

Results of this study showed that Egyptian …


Arabic Rhetoric Discourse: An Analysis Of Opinion Newspaper Articles, Fatma Gad Jun 2008

Arabic Rhetoric Discourse: An Analysis Of Opinion Newspaper Articles, Fatma Gad

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This study is a descriptive quantitative study which examines text superstructure patterns of opinion articles written in Arabic by native Arabic-speakers. It addresses three questions: 1) What is/are the rhetorical superstructure pattern(s) of Arabic argumentative texts represented in newspaper political/social opinion articles? And what are the frequencies of these patterns? 2) Where, in these opinion articles, do Arab writers prefer to introduce their "general thesis"? And 3) What are the argument constructions and forms used by Arab writers within opinion articles? By utilizing an adapted Problem-Solution analysis pattern to answer the study’s questions, the text superstructure of 26 opinion newspaper …


Uses And Gratifications Of Sex Education Programs On Arab Satellite Channels Among Egyptian Youth, Mai Mohamed Mamdouh El-Nawawy Jun 2008

Uses And Gratifications Of Sex Education Programs On Arab Satellite Channels Among Egyptian Youth, Mai Mohamed Mamdouh El-Nawawy

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Agenda Setting Of Arabic Related Content On German Tv: A Content Analysis On Deutsche Welle Tv Arabia, Nadine Abdel Latif Rashwan Jun 2008

Agenda Setting Of Arabic Related Content On German Tv: A Content Analysis On Deutsche Welle Tv Arabia, Nadine Abdel Latif Rashwan

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In today's media, international broadcasting is a tool to communicate with a world wide audience. Most of the networks, especially those that are linked with their country's government, try to use their international channels to deliver national policy or want to convey certain important factors of their home culture to nations all over the world e.g. language.

The question of broadcast content is a very controversial issue. That is why in this thesis the researcher has focused on the content of the German TV network Deutsche Welle TV Arabia in order to analyze what kind topics the channel focuses on …


Uses And Gratifications Of Webloggers In Egypt, Mona Munir El-Hefnawi Jun 2008

Uses And Gratifications Of Webloggers In Egypt, Mona Munir El-Hefnawi

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Since its entrance in Egypt, blogs have had a powerful effect on the political, social, and economic aspects in Egypt. To be able to measure those effects, it is important to know the intentions of those Egyptian bloggers. This study applies the uses and gratifications theoretical framework to this notion of blogging. As it is based on a survey which attempts to examine and explore the different uses and gratifications of blogging in Egypt. This involves why different people with different demographic characteristics actually decide to blog and what needs they seek to gratify. Independent variables studied were age, gender, …


The Revival Of The Arabization Of Electronic Content: From Texual To Contextual, Hebatullah Samir El Gamal Jun 2007

The Revival Of The Arabization Of Electronic Content: From Texual To Contextual, Hebatullah Samir El Gamal

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How Al Ahram Weekly Online And Al Ahram Hebdo Online Framed The 2003 Iraq War, Ingrid Wassmann Feb 2007

How Al Ahram Weekly Online And Al Ahram Hebdo Online Framed The 2003 Iraq War, Ingrid Wassmann

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Media Convergence And Virtual Communities: Current And Future Implications For Civic Inclusion, Lamees Magedy El Baghdady Feb 2006

Media Convergence And Virtual Communities: Current And Future Implications For Civic Inclusion, Lamees Magedy El Baghdady

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This thesis has a multi disciplinary approach. It integrates the study of virtual communities and media convergence research with a broader social milieu that is represented in two levels of research the micro level and the macro one. Among the significances of this thesis, is that it is considered to be the first academic investigation in the Arab World that tackles this theme of research.

Furthermore, the researcher triangulates both a quantitative and qualitative methods as the methodological framework for the thesis. The main research sample consists of 500 Egyptian youth, who are members of virtual communities.

Besides, while the …


Efficacy Of Nubian Press In Cairo: A Uses And Gratifications Study 2006, Syonara Mohamed Adel Tomoum Feb 2006

Efficacy Of Nubian Press In Cairo: A Uses And Gratifications Study 2006, Syonara Mohamed Adel Tomoum

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Enframing News:An Ethnographic Study Of Afp Policies And Procedures 2000 -2003, Safaa M Kanj Feb 2004

Enframing News:An Ethnographic Study Of Afp Policies And Procedures 2000 -2003, Safaa M Kanj

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The study focuses on the Arabic desk of the French News Agency (APP) which is one of the main language desks of the international wire service that provides news in six languages. APP is the largest news provider in Arabic language to the media in the Middle East and North Africa.

Employing the techniques of a participant observation or ethnographic study, the work explores the constraints journalists face during the process of selecting, translating and editing the news.

Journalists were observed at work and questioned about their selections and

decisions, in addition to their views concerning the problems of objectivity …


An Egypt-Based Model For The Use Of The Internet In National Development, Naila Nabil Hamdy Feb 2003

An Egypt-Based Model For The Use Of The Internet In National Development, Naila Nabil Hamdy

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The Impact Of Computers As A New Instructional Medium In Education, Lamiaa Issa El Nakib Jun 2001

The Impact Of Computers As A New Instructional Medium In Education, Lamiaa Issa El Nakib

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Press Coverage Of Environmental Issues In Egypt, Inas H. Mikhail Jan 1999

Press Coverage Of Environmental Issues In Egypt, Inas H. Mikhail

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No abstract provided.


The Satellite Broadcasting Revolution In Africa, Richard Fon Teh Akum Jr Jan 1999

The Satellite Broadcasting Revolution In Africa, Richard Fon Teh Akum Jr

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Transnational Journalism Education In Egypt, Abdelghani Jbara Jan 1999

Transnational Journalism Education In Egypt, Abdelghani Jbara

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On-Line Journalism Publishing In The Arab World, Atef Mostafa Kamal El Hoteiby Jan 1999

On-Line Journalism Publishing In The Arab World, Atef Mostafa Kamal El Hoteiby

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Africa's New Media: A Case Study Of Uganda's Mass Media Under Museveni, Peter G Mwesige Nov 1998

Africa's New Media: A Case Study Of Uganda's Mass Media Under Museveni, Peter G Mwesige

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No abstract provided.


International Media Coverage Of Conflict At The Iii International Conference For Population And Development In Cairo, Cherine Adel Sadek Jun 1996

International Media Coverage Of Conflict At The Iii International Conference For Population And Development In Cairo, Cherine Adel Sadek

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The Information Superhighway, Wail Ismail Hassan Jan 1996

The Information Superhighway, Wail Ismail Hassan

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Palestinian Refugees In Canada Camp, Mariam Sami El-Waqf Jan 1996

Palestinian Refugees In Canada Camp, Mariam Sami El-Waqf

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Iraqi Propaganda Before And After The Invasion Of Kuwait, Suzy Said El Geneidy Jan 1996

Iraqi Propaganda Before And After The Invasion Of Kuwait, Suzy Said El Geneidy

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No abstract provided.


New Technologies And The Future Of Communication Education In Africa, Bala A Muhammad Jan 1996

New Technologies And The Future Of Communication Education In Africa, Bala A Muhammad

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Journalism, Professionalism And Information Control, Mohamed Ahmed El Nawawy Dec 1995

Journalism, Professionalism And Information Control, Mohamed Ahmed El Nawawy

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No abstract provided.


Newspaper Coverage Of Terrorism: A Content Analysis Of Al Ahram And The New York Times, Dina Amal Kotby Jun 1995

Newspaper Coverage Of Terrorism: A Content Analysis Of Al Ahram And The New York Times, Dina Amal Kotby

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