The Myth of Media Freedom in Lebanon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21186351 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nabil Dajani (0000-0002-6560-7714, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arab Media and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1687-7721 • E-ISSN: 1687-7721 |
| Publisher | The Adham Center for Television and Digital Communication (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.70090/nd13mmfl |
| OpenAlex | W4402647963 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In the late 1970s, efforts to establish a more equal and balanced flow of information and communication between developed and developing nations were embodied in the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO). Supported and promoted by UNESCO, its recommendations were adopted by the UN general assembly. Although not legally binding and far from implementation, the US withdrew from UNESCO over the issue, claiming that NWICO sought to restrict freedom of the press through regulation. This example of the West protecting the rights of corporate media and private sector dominance of the flow of communication brings to mind the history of media and mass communications in Lebanon where a uniquely unequal and imbalanced flow of information exists to serve mostly corporate and sectarian interests in the name of freedom of the media
Art · Freedom of the press · Literature · Mythology · Political science · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Middle East Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |