Global Media Trends:

Digitalization
Privatization
Consolidation (concentration of media ownership)
Deregulation
Democratization

Issues/debates:

Virtual communities and civil society
Social and political activism
Online forums- blogging-online feminism
The cultural products of globalization
Cultural intrusion or cultural influence
The effects of the new media technologies on the Arab cultural and social life
The knowledge gap and the digital divide.
The development of Arab transnational media
The rise of private media, media free zones and paid TV networks in the Arab region

Hello Ladies,
Welcome to our COMA307 discussion forum.

Following the screening of the documentary ‘Control Room’, choose one of the following questions/statements and write a short commentary (200- 300 words).




1- How do you see Al Jazeera (news channel and news site) as a global product and as a driving force of globalization?


2- The launch of Al Jazeera was a turning point in the history of Arab media. What changes has Al Jazeera brought to the Arab media scene? You could look at its effects on the democratization of Arab media, the quality of news making and media-government relationship.