Abstract
This research aims to identify the extent to which ownership, workforce, demography, and viewpoints in Egyptian private satellite stations are diverse and whether the existing levels of media diversity lead to efficient televised public deliberation. The research samples “Al-Hayat TV"‚ “CBC Egypt", and “Al-Nahar TV", which are the television stations with the highest viewership in Egypt. Egypt's law 107 of year 2013 on organizing the right to public meetings, marches, and peaceful protests is chosen as a case study of a policy issue that is tackled through televised deliberations. In-depth interviews and qualitative content analysis are used to answer the research's main question and sub-questions. The results shows that Egyptian private stations are owned by multiple owners, but such multiplicity does not meet the complete criteria of ownership diversity. Demographic and viewpoint diversities are missing, while workforce in these stations is partially diverse. These levels of ownership, workforce, demographic, and viewpoint diversities hinder most of the components that shape televised public deliberation.
Department
Public Policy & Administration Department
Degree Name
MA in Public Policy
Graduation Date
2-1-2015
Submission Date
January 2015
First Advisor
Amin, Khaled Zakaria
Committee Member 1
Hamzawy, Amr, Rasha Allam
Extent
82 p.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Library of Congress Subject Heading 1
Mass media -- Ownership -- Egypt.
Library of Congress Subject Heading 2
Mass media policy -- Egypt.
Rights
The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval
Approval has been obtained for this item
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
El Basnaly, D.
(2015).Media diversity and public deliberation in Egypt: the case study of Law 107 of year 2013 on organizing the right to public meetings, marches, and peaceful protests [Master's Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1109
MLA Citation
El Basnaly, Dina Ahmed. Media diversity and public deliberation in Egypt: the case study of Law 107 of year 2013 on organizing the right to public meetings, marches, and peaceful protests. 2015. American University in Cairo, Master's Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1109