The Arab Spring: A Media Revolution
Category: Past Events Published Date
Speakers: Dr. Noureddine Miladi and Sarah Giaziri
Date: 17 Feb 2012
Time: 18:45 - 20:30
Venue: Abrar House, 45 Crawford Place, W1H 4LP
Event details:
The popular revolutions from the Arab world last year took many by surprise. The region celebrated the over-throw of three seemingly unshakable dictatorships, witnessed monarchies rush through reforms, and supported the demands for change in other countries. As the Arab Spring continues through the changing seasons, the world continues to watch what becomes of the remaining oppressive regimes and how the post revolution countries transition - or not - to democracy.
Throughout this time the role of traditional and new media has been widely debated. Satellite television stations, internet sites, and mobile communication served both as a source of updates and means to rally support for the action on the ground.
In this talk, we will explore the role of the media in driving and reporting on the changes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Topics to be discussed include how the media encouraged or hindered efforts, the role of activists and journalists, the different position taken by the competing outlets, and how the revolutions changed the media and social media landscapes in the MENA region and beyond.
The speakers:
Noureddine Miladi holds an MA and a PhD in Media and Communication from the University of Westminster, in London, where he taught Journalism and Mass Communication. His research interests focus on Arab and Muslim Media, satellite TV and the construction of public opinion, media and war coverage, and new media and social/political change. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Media and Sociology at the University of Northampton (UK), the editor of the Journal of Arab and Media Research, and the associate editor of the Journal of African Media Studies. He also Chair of the Centre for Arab and Muslim Media Research (CAMMRO) based in London (www.cammro.com).
His forthcoming book ‘Al-Jazeera and the Arab Revolution: Public opinion, diplomacy’ is an attempt to map out the role the channel has been playing in the leading up to the current political and social changes in the Arab world. Noureddine can be reached on
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Sarah Giaziri holds a degree in International Relations and an MA in Human Rights. She also earned a post-graduate degree in law and practiced for several years as a solicitor in a London before working as a human rights advocate. She is the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Programme Officer at a UK-based NGO dedicated to the safety and welfare of freelance news-gatherers and their families. Sarah has been monitoring, researching and assisting on cases of freelance journalists and bloggers who have been caught up in the protests sweeping across the MENA region.
Sarah is an activist working to raise awareness of human rights defenders on social media forums such as Twitter and Facebook. In 2011, she spent a considerable time assisting with the humanitarian effort to help Libyan civilians caught up in the revolution through the charity World Medical Camp for Libya.
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