The development and current extent of the media and broadcasting infrastructures in United Arab Emirates with an emphasis on state/private and the kinds of voices and representations on there in relation to culture and politics.
The development and current extent of the ICT infrastructure in United Arab Emirates, including statistics on access and use based on class and urban/rural divides, as well as narratives about the intersection of Internet and Politics/Protest or Internet and creativity/artistic projection in the United Arab Emirates.
The paper should address the following broad areas:
Contents
Mapping Digital Media
Executive Summary
Context
Social Indicators
1. Media Consumption: The Digital Factor.
1.1 Digital Take-up
1.2 Media Preferences
1.3 News Providers
1.4 Assessments
2. Digital Media and Public or State-Administered Broadcasters.
2.1 Public Service and State Institutions
2.2 Public Service Provision
2.3 Assessments
3. Digital Media and Society
3.1 User-Generated Content (UGC)
3.2 Digital Activism
3.3 Assessments
4. Digital Media and Journalism
4.1 Impact on Journalists and Newsrooms
4.2 Investigative Journalism
4.3 Social and Cultural Diversity
4.4 Political Diversity
4.5 Assessments
5. Digital Media and Technology
5.1 Digital Gatekeeping
5.2 Telecommunications
5.3 Assessments
6. Digital Business.
6.1 Ownership
6.2 Media Funding
6.3 Assessments.
7. Policies, Laws, and Regulators
7.1 Policies and Laws
7.2 Regulators
7.3 Government Interference
7.4 Assessments
8. Conclusions
8.1 Media Today
8.2 Media Tomorrow
