Hegemony and the Interest of Egypt’s Business Elite in Post-Mubarak Press
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6093417 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maher Hamoud (HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2051-0861 • E-ISSN: 2051-0861 |
| Publisher | University of Leicester (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.29311/nmes.v9i1.3131 |
| OpenAlex | W2923931978 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article aims at critically analysing the hegemony of Egypt‟s business elite and the private press they own following Mubarak‟s fall. Hegemony requires the exercise of power to maintain consent under changing conditions such as the 2011 uprising and the 2013 military coup. This study answers the question of “why and how Egypt‟s business elite controls the post-Mubarak press?”. Situated within the interdisciplinary domain of “critical political economy of communication”, this article focuses on the two most popular privately-owned newspapers al-Masry al-Youm and al-Watan. Interviews with high-profile sources have been conducted and embedded into the research. Findings show that the Egyptian private press, particularly in the post-Mubarak era, is closely controlled by the business elite in favour of their interests, and indirectly in favour of the political elite – whether civilian or military. The sector‟s hegemonic position was briefly shaken by the 2011 uprising, then quickly maintained and reinforced before the 2013 coup
Elite · Hegemony · Media studies · Newspaper · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Situated · Sociology · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society
Critical Political Economy of the Media
The Political Economy of Communication
The Political Economy of Media
The theory of communicative action
Radically Polarized Publics and the Demise of Media Freedom in Egypt
Press, Politics and Power
Manufacturing consent
Bringing the Sociology of Media Back In
The News Media as a Political Institution
Framing
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |