News consumption has always been regarded as a powerful indicator of a person’s knowledge and engagement. That is, political knowledge or “civic knowledge” that enables him/her to act based on. According to this long held narrative news empowers for real life engagement and participation. This is where the...
More than half of the Arab citizens regard social media as significant sources of news they are keen on checking on a daily basis. The Arab Social Media ReportPew Research Center (2015) reveals, Facebook is the most widely used social networking site followed by YouTube, then Twitter in the Arab countries with...