The Dissident: ‘Sawing’ political activism by media corporation?

IF 1.3 3区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

International Communication Gazette Pub Date : 2022-10-19 DOI:10.1177/17480485221132753

Aliaa I. Dakroury

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Abstract

Premiered in 2020, and although representing a grim story to narrate the Khashoggi story – a Saudi prominent journalist – who was ambushed, killed, and his body dismembered in his own country's consulate, The Dissident is more than simply a documentary. It is arguably a narration of the need for freedom of expression and political reform in the Arab world generally and Saudi Arabia in particular. This paper highlights the struggle to disseminate The Dissident documentary publicly as none of the major media corporation streamers (HBO, Netflix, Amazon, and Apple) offered to carry it. The way giant media corporations treat the information in this case not only as a commodity but as a means to avoid political tensions affecting their revenues in the markets. The article addresses this case study from a freedom of expression and the right to communicate perspective arguing for the need of an actual media reform within the middle east media system so journalists, like Khashoggi.

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异见者：媒体公司“窥探”政治激进主义？

《异见者》于2020年首播，虽然代表了一个残酷的故事来讲述沙特著名记者卡舒吉在本国领事馆遭到伏击、杀害和尸体肢解的故事，但它不仅仅是一部纪录片。可以说，这是对整个阿拉伯世界，特别是沙特阿拉伯言论自由和政治改革必要性的叙述。这篇论文强调了公开传播《异见者》纪录片的斗争，因为没有一家主要的媒体公司（HBO、Netflix、亚马逊和苹果）愿意播放这部纪录片。在这种情况下，大型媒体公司不仅将信息视为商品，而且将其视为避免政治紧张局势影响其市场收入的一种手段。这篇文章从言论自由和传播权的角度阐述了这一案例研究，认为有必要在中东媒体体系内进行实际的媒体改革，以便像卡舒吉这样的记者。

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International Communication Gazette COMMUNICATION-

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4.40

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5.30%

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