Elite Rivalry in a Semi-Democracy: The Kuwaiti Press Scene

Selvik, Kjetil

doi:10.1080/00263206.2011.565143

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“…The conservative papers also tended to cover Kuwaiti society more positively than did the liberal papers. This finding is consistent with Selvik's (2011) definition of conservatives in Kuwait as generally being pro-ruling family groups who refrain from criticizing the government or pushing for social, political, and economic progress. Thus, while the newspapers were similar in regard to the second level of agenda setting -the affective dimension of positive, neutral, and negative coverageliberal and conservative papers displayed widely different first-level issue agendas.…”

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“…In other words, a reform in the media law of Kuwait yielded an environment in which more newspapers existed, but not necessarily more political opinions. This is again consistent with Selvik's (2011) finding that the Kuwaiti newspapers 'become tools for reproducing political inequalities' between members of the ruling family who oppose one another and have greater access to financial and political resources which create 'an uneven playing-field for the exchange of political views' (p. 493). Finally, issues addressed in the cartoons, while similar across newspapers, are also notable.…”

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Kuwaiti political cartoons during the Arab Spring: Agenda setting and self-censorship

Alkazemi

Wanta

2014

Journalism

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Where criticism of a government could be punishable, political cartoons are used to make critical social commentary in a less direct way. In this study, political cartoons published in four Kuwaiti newspapers during Arab Spring protests were analyzed. Most of the 261 cartoons linked negative attributes to Arab Spring and Kuwaiti politics, society and economy despite certain press restrictions. Newspapers established after a change in press regulations in 2006 were remarkably similar to older newspapers. Liberal and conservative papers both published mainly negative messages but provided starkly different issue agendas; of the 89 cartoons depicting the Arab Spring, only 8 appeared in conservative papers. Conservative papers concentrated on topics relating to Kuwaiti society, economy, and politics.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Kuwaiti political cartoons during the Arab Spring: Agenda setting and self-censorship

Alkazemi

Wanta

2014

Journalism

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“…Journalism plays an influential role in improving the quality of life of citizens of developing countries, and in advocating for policy that would lead to a peaceful society (Musa & Domatob, 2007). As recently as 2006 Kuwait's media law has been reformed to, among other things, allow more opportunities for the licensing of private newspapers and decrease the government's ability to shut down a newspaper's operation (Selvik, 2011). Since 2006, the number of daily newspapers in Kuwait tripled (Selvik, 2011).…”

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“…As recently as 2006 Kuwait's media law has been reformed to, among other things, allow more opportunities for the licensing of private newspapers and decrease the government's ability to shut down a newspaper's operation (Selvik, 2011). Since 2006, the number of daily newspapers in Kuwait tripled (Selvik, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Mass Communications Students’ Motivations

Alkazemi

Nashmi

Wanta

2016

Journalism & Mass Communication Educator

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Kuwaiti students intending to major in mass communication face a long process that begins in high school. A survey of students at Kuwait University examined whether the process led to disillusionment of the mass communication field and/or mass communication education. Findings show that all respondents viewed the field of journalism positively. Respondents also viewed journalism education in a positive light. Students majoring or minoring in journalism differed from majors in other disciplines in several ways: They were more likely to be female and younger, and were more likely to agree with statements that mass communication is a good field for women, journalists make a good living, the field is highly respected, and friends would support their decision to major in mass communication. This is a significant finding because it demonstrates that mass communications is considered a safe industry for women even when the role of women in the public sphere does not have many decades of precedent. The results also suggest that the more active the students were in selecting a major, the more positive they felt about mass communications education. Students who had published works or internship experience were more likely to declare a major in mass communications. All students agreed that their education increased their appreciation for the field of mass communications. These findings demonstrate that journalism education can be beneficial even in nations where the media system is not completely free.

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“…The election of women as MPs resulted in substantially more prominence being given to women's issues, especially in the area of social services, employment law, family law and the custody and citizenship rights of children of Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaiti men. In 2006, the Kuwaiti Parliament introduced a new press and publication law, which provided greater press freedom, eased restrictions on obtaining newspaper licenses and curtailed the government's authority to close down media outlets (Selvik, 2011).…”

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Citizenship, Super-inclusion and Consumer Credit Policy in Kuwait

Burton¹

2014

J. Soc. Pol.

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This paper focuses on policies of credit inclusion in Kuwait as a way of unravelling the complex relationship between citizenship, social policy, and credit. Kuwaiti citizens enjoy the status of super-inclusion but expatriates suffer from exclusion. Super-inclusion for Kuwaiti citizens reaches beyond access to credit and includes its distribution, methods of dealing with default and the repayment of debt. In the post-Arab Spring period, the gap has widened between these two groups within the population as citizens attempt to secure a greater share of the country's financial resources in exchange for social peace.

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Elite Rivalry in a Semi-Democracy: The Kuwaiti Press Scene

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Kuwaiti political cartoons during the Arab Spring: Agenda setting and self-censorship

Kuwaiti political cartoons during the Arab Spring: Agenda setting and self-censorship

Mass Communications Students’ Motivations

Citizenship, Super-inclusion and Consumer Credit Policy in Kuwait

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