TY - JOUR
T1 - Hatred versus tolerance
T2 - The effect of the media on the notion of citizenship in Kuwait and Oman
AU - Dashti, Ali A.
AU - Johar, Hasan A.
AU - Al-Maamari, Saif Nasser
AU - AlAbdullah, Hamed H.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors received financial support for this research from KFAS reference: P115-11AM-02.
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PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - The wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, the crisis in Bahrain and the confrontation with Iran have created an environment of sectarianism in the region. This hostility has challenged the media to deal with the issue of citizenship (Al-Muwatana) in a responsible manner. This study applies Social Responsibility Theory to shed light on the role of print media in shaping the concept of citizenship in the Arabian Gulf, with reference to states that enjoy full or partial freedom, especially Kuwait and Oman. The results of this study show that Omani newspapers deal with citizenship positively when reporting news from Syria, Bahrain, Iraq, Yemen and Iran despite press censorship, while Kuwaiti print media, with its greater freedom of the press, is more negative on the topic of citizenship.
AB - The wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, the crisis in Bahrain and the confrontation with Iran have created an environment of sectarianism in the region. This hostility has challenged the media to deal with the issue of citizenship (Al-Muwatana) in a responsible manner. This study applies Social Responsibility Theory to shed light on the role of print media in shaping the concept of citizenship in the Arabian Gulf, with reference to states that enjoy full or partial freedom, especially Kuwait and Oman. The results of this study show that Omani newspapers deal with citizenship positively when reporting news from Syria, Bahrain, Iraq, Yemen and Iran despite press censorship, while Kuwaiti print media, with its greater freedom of the press, is more negative on the topic of citizenship.
KW - Citizenship
KW - Gulf states
KW - Social Responsibility Theory
KW - media effect
KW - print media
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U2 - 10.1177/1742766520946475
DO - 10.1177/1742766520946475
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85088833248
SN - 1742-7665
VL - 16
SP - 271
EP - 291
JO - Global Media and Communication
JF - Global Media and Communication
IS - 3
ER -