عنوان

The role and impact of the press in Bahrain in the process of democratisation :

شماره

TLets570896

عنوان اصلي

The role and impact of the press in Bahrain in the process of democratisation :

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Al-Fadhel, Jehad Abdulla

عنوان اصلي به قلم نويسنده ديگر

special reference to the discourse of pre and post reforms in Bahraini newspapers (1996-2006)

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

University of Bedfordshire

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2009

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Thesis (Ph.D.)

امتياز متن

2009

متن يادداشت

This dissertation sets out to investigate the role of the press in effecting political and socio-economic changes in the Bahraini society prior, during and after the Reform Act which was issued by King Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifa in February 2001. To this end, the author has used qualitative and quantitative research methods. This was carried out through content analysis of archival data, questionnaires and in-depth structured interviews. The population was randomly selected from journalists, intellectuals, women in key positions as well as media specialists. Qualitatively, the results point to some dramatic changes in varied areas. The press has brought about enhancing the margin of freedom of expression which is depicted in both the coverage and discourse of newspapers discourse. More importantly, the press has a remarkable role in women political empowerment which had been almost absent prior to the Reform Act. Quantitatively, a wider range of topics and issues, some of which are quite sensitive, are now addressed with relative transparency. Another significant change is the increasing number of newspapers. Before the Reform Act there were only two Arabic newspapers, now there are seven Arabic and two English newspapers. Despite such promising changes, some informants continue to believe that the margin of freedom of expression is somewhat restricted and there are some topics and issues that cannot be approached adequately. In light of the results of this study, it can be concluded that the press has effected some major political, social, economic, educational, etc. changes in Bahrain, albeit not quite satisfactorily.

موضوع مستند نشده

Bahrain ; democracy ; newspapers ; impact of press ; democratisation ; P500 Journalism ; L222 Democracy

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Al-Fadhel, Jehad Abdulla

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

University of Bedfordshire

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y