Mediated Identities and New Journalism in the Arab World

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Mediated Identities and “Arab Spring” Politics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Beyond the Technology Debate: A General Introduction

      • Mohamed Ben Moussa

      Pages 3-20

   3. Social Media, Global Communications, and the Arab Spring: Cross-Level and Cross-Media Story Flows

      • Joo-Young Jung

      Pages 21-40

   4. New Media and Public Will Mobilization in the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions of 2011

      • Sahar Khamis, Katherine Vaughn

      Pages 41-60

   5. Islamists and New Media: The Muslim Brotherhood Digital Presence in English

      • Eid Mohamed, Emad Mohamed

      Pages 61-81

   6. Against All Odds: Defining a Revolutionary Identity in Syria

      • Naomí Ramírez Díaz

      Pages 83-99

3. New Media Journalism and Political Change

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. 25 TV: A Case Study of the Media During the Egyptian Uprising

      • Christopher J. Harper

      Pages 103-126

   3. Journalistic Transparency in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates: Parallels Between Phenomena of the Arab Spring and the Demand for Web-Based Transparency Tools

      • Andreas Sträter

      Pages 127-142

   4. Mapping the “Arab Autumn”: A Framing Analysis of CBC and Al-Nahar Networks’ Coverage of Egypt’s Military Coup

      • Mohamad H. Elmasry, Philip J. Auter, Heidi Makady

      Pages 143-163

   5. The 2011 Popular Protests in the Sultanate of Oman

      • Ahmed Al-Rawi

      Pages 165-183

   6. Network Journalism and the Egyptian Revolution

      • Ahmed El Gody

      Pages 185-204

   7. The Mediated “Arab Spring” Foretold: Conclusions

      • Aziz Douai

      Pages 205-209

4. Erratum to: Mediated Identities and New Journalism in the Arab World

   • Aziz Douai, Mohamed Ben Moussa

   Pages E1-E1

5. Back Matter

   Pages 211-214

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This book looks into the role played by mediated communication, particularly new and social media, in shaping various forms of struggles around power, identity and religion at a time when the Arab world is going through an unprecedented period of turmoil and upheaval. The book provides unique and multifocal perspectives on how new forms of communication remain at the centre of historical transformations in the region.   


The key focus of this book is not to ascertain the extent to which new communication technologies have generated the Arab spring or led to its aftermaths, but instead question how we can better understand many types of articulations between communication technologies, on the one hand, and forms of resistance, collective action, and modes of expression that have contributed to the recent uprisings and continue to shape the social and political upheavals in the region on the other. The book presents original perspectives and rigorous analysis by specialists and academics from around the world that will certainly enrich the debate around major issues raised by recent historical events.

• Arab Spring
• Social Media
• Technological Determinism
• Social Shaping
• Global Communication
• Global Protest
• Globalization
• Arab Journalism
• journalism
• media
• New Journalism
• social science

“Mediated Identities and New Journalism in the Arab World: Mapping the “Arab Spring,” edited by Aziz Douai and Mohamed Ben Moussa, sheds light on the role played by mediated communication, especially new and social media … . Scholars, researchers, students, media workers, and policy makers, who are interested in new ICTs and new journalism, particularly in the Arab world, will find insights in this volume.” (Tingting Hu, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, (1-2), 2018)

• University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada

  Aziz Douai

• Canadian University of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  Mohamed Ben Moussa

Aziz Douai is Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada. His research focuses on communication technologies, politics, and social change. 


Mohamed Ben Moussa is Acting Dean of the School of Communication and Media Studies at the Canadian University Dubai, UAE. In addition to contributing to several edited books, his publications have appeared in Applied Journalism & Media Studies, Westminster Papers in Communication & Culture, Arab Media & Society, Canadian Journal of Communication, among others. 

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