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The station of The voice of Algeria resists the power of colonialism over the media. Even though the ownership by a Western country causes restraint and makes it be part of the colonial world. The fight for liberation of The voice of Algeria is difficult because of the colonialism aspect of things however, as indicatedContinue reading “Resisting the power of colonialism and capitalism over the media”

Internet live stats say a lot about our digital surveillance: the internet knows way too much about us… Its insanely accurate, and knows by the millisecond when someone uploaded or posted anything. Also, a lot of people are on the internet every second, meaning the internet can track us all down at any moment ofContinue reading “Internet live stats and digital surveillance”

Digital shadow and surveillance is wickedly accurate and legit. Digital shadow allows your phone to track down your location every day everywhere you take your phone to. My phone knows where I am at, in which country, at what time, and when. Although I can think of a couple situations when this could be practicalContinue reading “Digital Shadow and surveillance”

Unfortunately, the political economy of media shapes the entire television programming in Lebanon. Television in Lebanon is first very subjective based on the ownership of the media platform. That being said, the media is shaped by the ownership of the platform (Fuchs). The media platform of OTV Lebanon is owned by the free patriotic movementContinue reading “The political economy of media shaping Lebanese television programming”

Facebook exposes us to many forms of surveillance. One of them being commercial surveillance. In fact, Facebook uses us for commercial purposes, by allowing advertisements to pop up. Facebook gathers information about us, and then manufactures the ads that pop up on our screens according to our lifestyle and likings. Next up, Facebook uses surveillanceContinue reading “Facebook and surveillance”

According to Ball and Snider (2013), the surveillance-industrial complex is the expansion of surveillance in the every day lives of people through military means. As Hache and Snider defend, surveillance-industrial complex is essential for human right defenders and activists. Surveillance can help track down and limit harassers, and controlling data on the internet. Ball, K.,Continue reading “Surveillance-industrial complex”

In the Middle East, there is a direct correlation between media ownership and politics. In fact, the leading media firms are backed by political movements and parties (Khiabany, 2016). The feeling of the cultural collectiveness in the Arab world allows the sense of correlation between political parties and media ownership, as they are the onesContinue reading “Media ownership in the Middle East”

Capitalism: my definition of Capitalism is how private owners make up the economy of the country, which gives them huge political and economic importance. This also inherently breeds social classes where the elite owners, businessmen and companies have huge political and economic influence on societies. Capitalist communication: Private owners and people from the upper classContinue reading “Capitalism”

Media discourse on sexuality evolved through time in Lebanon. The changes did not instantly happen, but rather they slowly built throughout time “within Lebanese media, within larger socio-political structures, and as a result of progressive activist efforts” (Mandour, 2013). Although the improvements in this side of the media in Lebanon have just begun, Cinema Plaza’sContinue reading “Media discourse on sexuality in Lebanon”