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At the dawn of the 20th century, a turning point in the course of the media industry took place. At this time, the previously manufactured radio gained prevalence as a result of the ability to transmit radio signals across the world. However, it was in the post-World War I era (the colonial time) that radiosContinue reading “The Radio as a Tool of Resistance”

Considering the latter numbers, one cannot but startle at the fast rate of increase pertaining to the usage of social media platforms. Approximately 2.5 billion users are using Facebook which means more than a quarter of the world have access to social media platforms. However, the problem is not with the usage of Facebook, butContinue reading “In class exercise (2): How Do We Protect Ourselves From Facebook”

I was surprised to learn the registered locations on my phone; it is as if every movement is tracked and known to all. Day by Day, our digital shadow is growing and without noticing who is being associated to it and whom am I giving my data too. This digital shadow can help major corporationsContinue reading “In-class exercise: Digital Shadow”

It all started with the Lebanese Television (TL) which was supposedly a TV station serving the Lebanese people and Lebanon solely. This industry widely dominated and lead to the development of another television corporation known as Tele-orient. However, both companies received financial support at one point from the West. TL was supported by the FrenchContinue reading “Lebanese Media Conglomerates”

Ever since the emergence of the social media and commercial processes began. These platforms collect information on active users from all around the world and the government, companies and individuals can access these data. Additionally, private-public partnerships are making their way which in turn threatens the peoples information on these platforms. It is a complexContinue reading “Surveillance Sublime”

The first type of surveillance is the ‘commercial surveillance’ where facebook can through its advertising system know all the preferences and moves of any active individual. Therefore, this system can be exploited by advertisers in general as they will know exactly what their clients want. For instance, most of the times, I tend to lookContinue reading “Surveillance Forms on Facebook”

Ever since the boom of globalization and the media industry started growing bigger and wider. To start off, initiating a media conglomerate requires a huge capital and a governmental license. Therefore, whoever would like to start his own company must be rich and have a lot of connections, often with the ruling class. That isContinue reading “Concentrated Ownership of the Media in relation to Politics”

Defining capitalism is a hard task as it has several meanings depending on the contexts used. We have media capitalism, trade capitalism, political capitalism… However, a major characteristic of capitalism, one that unites all, is the domination of private enterprise, ownership and profit-oriented corporations. Capitalism is not solely an economic startegy that organizes the market,Continue reading “Capitalism: ‘A Deceitful Joke’”

It is undeniable that the Taif Agreement between the post-war leaders has affected the whole order of the Lebanese society. It ended war, but it most certainly did not do a good job at creating this new order. The Taif Agreement aimed for a secular lebanon but did not put any time frame to doContinue reading “Media Discourse on Sexuality”