WikiLeaks in MENA

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2011

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2417
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WikiLeaks_MENA.pdf (253.28 KB)
Authors
Saleh, Ibrahim
Journal Title
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https://vula.uct.ac.za/access/content/user/01424885/Profile/DrIbrahim%20Saleh%20Readings%202011/WikiLeaks%20in%20MENA-Small%20Connections%20and%20Big%20Changes.pdf
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University of Cape Town

Department
Centre for Film and Media Studies
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/za/

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Abstract
The situation MENA has been reshuffled from Ben Ali exiled, Mubarak fallen, Gaddafi genocidal, Bahrain recruiting the Saudi military, Yemen using nerve gas, Syria arresting bloggers at random; many other regimes all over the region either attempting to bridge the gap with reform, or steadfastly refusing to see their people rise. To understand this broader phenomenon of protests that have swept through North Africa and parts of the Middle East, one must consider the causality between the two key variables of the revolution: media texts and political change. Two questions are answer the claim of social media and change in the Arab Spring: 1. Has WikiLeaks influenced the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa? 2. What is the role of Journalism?
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Keywords
journalism practice
Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
socio-political & economic setting
WikiLeaks

Reference:

Saleh, I. 2011. WikiLeaks in MENA. Reading. University of Cape Town.

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