TITLE:
Contemporary Arab Media Reality Problems and Solutions
AUTHORS:
Mohamad Firas Naeb, Sameer Baniyassen
KEYWORDS:
Arab, Media, Economic Development, Cultural Integration, Social Integration
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Journalism and Communication,
Vol.10 No.4,
December
7,
2022
ABSTRACT: It is no longer a secret to anyone that media has become a significant player in the local, regional and international arenas, as the famous phrase “politics and the economy are two sides of the same coin” has become limited to expression unless it is associated with the third, intensely active face, which is the media, which, along with politics and economics, constitutes the most effective trinity when speaking. About international relations, not to mention the domestic interior of countries. The media is no longer confined to traditional functions but beyond strategic operations. The starting point in this framework may be that the media has become one of the internal and foreign policy tools of countries. This departure from the traditional framework of the press went in several directions according to the following: The ideological media promotes certain ideologies and often plays a role in ethnic, and sectarian strife if founded or managed on the principle of deviation from moderation, and tolerance. The politicized media follows the agendas of specific countries and adopts double standards in its proposals according to the eternal political game that raises humanitarian and social slogans as a cover for interests. Balanced media takes neutrality and objectivity as a basis for the message on which the media literature is based as a platform for honest news and an optimistic guide for public opinion. Without a doubt, in many cases, there is an intertwining or mutual use of ideological media and politicized media, which produces media for extremist ideological injections according to government agendas.