Framing the Egyptian Uprising in Arabic Language Newspapers and Social Media

Journal of Communication

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-211

  Hamdy, Naila ^a   Gomaa, Ehab H ^b  

^a American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB WORLD; LANGUAGE; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; POPULAR PROTEST;

EGYPT;

EID: 84859346120     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2012.01637.x     Document Type: Article

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