The role of the media, and especially the social media, in the Arab Spring has been
extensively debated in academia. This study presents a survey of studies published in …

Media censorship is a global phenomenon that has foreshadowed information outlets for
centuries. A common ground for censorship is maintenance of an orderly state, whereas, the …

This paper provides empirical evidence on the determinants of protest participation in Arab
Spring countries that witnessed major uprisings and in which social unrest was most …

This volume provides a graduate-level introduction to communication science, including
theory and scholarship for masters and PhD students as well as practicing scholars. The …

The use of social media received a lot of 'buzz'due to the Arab Spring because of the events
that unfurled in the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, among other places. However, although …

A measurement of gamers' grief play behaviors in massively multiplayer online role-playing
games (MMORPGs) was developed and validated over three online studies (total N= 786) …

Informed by research on the uses and gratifications of the Internet for political activity, this
study examines predictors of online political efficacy among Internet users in five Arab …

Journalistic autonomy has been studied more frequently in countries with secure
democracies in terms of journalists' perceptions of freedom and independence to work in the …

What drives the audience's choice of media is one of the most studied topics in mass
communication research. Both academia and field professionals benefit from the studies that …

Media use plays an important role in the social, emotional, and cognitive development of
young individuals and accounts for a large portion of their time. For this reason it is important …