Framing Arab Spring Conflict
The act of ensuring some aspects of a perceived reality are more salient than others in communicative texts to promote a particular interpretation of the event
What is framing?
Historically, this has been the objective of state-owned media in Egypt
What is to enhance the regime's image?
This is described as Egypt’s most pervasive medium
What is television?
This leader in Egypt was particularly autocratic in his rule over Egypt’s media landscape
Who is Gamal Abdel Nasser?
The emphasis on the actions of public figures such as presidents or diplomats in coverage of an issue/event/problem
What is the public affairs/political frame?
At the time the article was written (after the ousting of Morsi), this group received a significant amount of public praise by the press
What is the military?
These issues caused the campaign websites published prior to the 2005 election to have little overall impact
What are illiteracy and limited internet access?
This Egyptian President is seen as a dictator, but is also responsible for the institution of media privatization and Egypt’s access to the internet
Who is Hosni Mubarak?
The act of bringing a human face or emotional angle to the forefront in the coverage of an event/issue/problem
What is the human interest frame?
This group utilized press meetings and PR campaigns to inform the press of accurate headlines they should publish to avoid rumors being spread about the authorities
What is the Supreme Council of Armed Forces?
This term signifies the disconnect between the growing voices in private media and the lack of political freedom shown by the state through its practices and use of media
What is media schizophrenia?
Egypt’s leading role in the Arab World in media production has given it this nickname
What is Hollywood of the East?
These networks were hypothesized to emphasize emotions and human issues less in their coverage of important events
What are western-style networks?
After the ouster of Mubarak, these people within the media were persistent in upholding the old regime’s media practices
Who are the editors?
This media outlet has become the surrogate alternative press for countries in the Arab World
What is Al Jazeera?
This decade is when television first came to Egypt
These were the only two networks that were shown to emphasize the actions of public figures in their works significantly less than Alhurra, thus partially supporting hypothesis 2
What are Al Jazeera and BBC Arabic?
Journalists believed that the Muslim Brotherhood utilized these to prevent critical or dissident voices from being heard in state media
What are blacklists?
These are the three main categories of dailies published in Egypt (who publishes them, not the Arabic words for them)
What are national governmental dailies, official party dailies, and independent/privately operated publications?
This institution, established in the 1970’s, has tens of thousands of employees and played a key role in state media distribution under Mubarak’s rule in Egypt
What is the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU)?