Viewing and avoidance of the Al-Jazeera satellite television channel in Kuwait: A uses and gratifications perspective

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Jamal, Ali ^a   Melkote, Srinivas R ^b  

^a GULF UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kuwait)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Jazeera TV; Arab media; International communication; Kuwait; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049135879     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292980701823732     Document Type: Article

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