Press release for my latest annual report (the 8th) on social media trends in MENA, which can be found at: http://bit.ly/SM-MENA19
The report contains the latest figures on key social networks in the region, identifies changing usage patterns and media habits, as well as issues related to the wider social media landscape.
Feel free to contact me: damianr@uoregon.edu if you want to discuss further, or reach out via Twitter @damianradcliffe
Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2017Damian Radcliffe
This is the sixth annual report on the state of social media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) written by Damian Radcliffe, and the first co-written with Amanda Lam.
The paper distills key research findings, industry data and announcements from the past year, providing an essential overview of social media developments in the MENA region.
The latest version of this report explores various dimensions of social media usage including penetration, growth rate, demographics, social inclusion and citizen engagement
Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2014Damian Radcliffe
Third annual round-up of developments in social media consumption and behaviours across the Middle East and North Africa. This white paper explores areas such as the social media market in MENA, as well as key networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp), the use of social media for news and consumption by Arab Youth.
This report is the eighth in an annual series of publications, dating back to 2012, designed to share the latest stories, trends and research in social media usage from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Using a wide variety of academic, industry and media sources, this White Paper identifies important insights from social media’s development over the previous year.
Of particular note in 2019 is the continued, growing, importance of social media in the lives of Arab Youth, outside of Saudi Arabia and Turkey the declining usage of Twitter (once the poster child social network for the Arab Spring,) as well as greater scrutiny of social media usage by platform owners and governments alike.
Last year’s report highlighted the increasing weaponization of social networks, a trend which continued in 2019. Facebook, Twitter and Telegram each closed hundreds of accounts due to inappropriate use by state sponsored actors and terrorist groups. Social networks were also the target of governments across MENA, in the midst of protests in many countries throughout the region.
Meanwhile, the importance of social video and visually-led social networks, continued to grow from strength to strength. Snapchat introduced new advertising formats to the region and other exclusive functionality, Google highlighted the importance of YouTube in supporting parents and parenting, and in major markets such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Twitter has emerged as a leading platform for online video consumption.
The year ahead is likely to result in a continuation of many of the trends outlined in this report, as social media becomes increasingly engrained across the lives of businesses, governments and residents across the MENA region.
It is authored by Professor Damian Radcliffe, and PhD student Hadil Abuhmaid, at the University of Oregon.
Surveillance and Monitoring in the Social Media Era: Threats and Opportunitie...ijtsrd
Social media platforms are viewed as all progressive in opening up democratic spaces the world over. In the Middle East and North Africa region, social media platforms are regarded as key to the Jasmine Revolution that resulted in the fall of some regimes widely regarded as repressive by the international community. In Southern Africa, the hashtag movements saw youth shrugging off political apathy to challenge the establishment. Information Communication Technologies are refreshingly enticing the youth to participate and revitalize politics in the sub region. However, regimes in the sub region, traditionally comfortable with the hegemonic stringent hold on mainstream media, are becoming uncomfortable with these new developments and have resorted to legislation that threaten freedom of expression by citizens on social media as well as surveillance of citizens. This study is therefore going to establish societal views on state surveillance and monitoring of citizens' activities on social media. This is going to be executed through in depth interviews with media practitioners, scholars, political analysts, policy makers and ordinary users of social media platforms. Findings will be presented and analysed qualitatively and thematically. Tawanda Mukurunge | Neo Tlali | Takura Bhila "Surveillance and Monitoring in the Social Media Era: Threats and Opportunities to Democratic Processes in Southern Africa" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-1 , December 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29546.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/29546/surveillance-and-monitoring-in-the-social-media-era-threats-and-opportunities-to-democratic-processes-in-southern-africa/tawanda-mukurunge
Healthcare New Media Marketing Conference KeynoteShahid Shah
Keynote presentation by Shahid Shah and Joel Selzer delivered at the Healthcare New Media Conference in Chicago, June 14th 2010. This deck looks back on the impact social media has made across the patient and provider landscape, examining specific examples over the past year, and offers a vision of what the future may hold.
We walk through how hospitals, patient communities, physician networks, pharmaceutical manufacturers, the federal government and private innovators have managed the opportunities and challenges social media provides.
Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2017Damian Radcliffe
This is the sixth annual report on the state of social media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) written by Damian Radcliffe, and the first co-written with Amanda Lam.
The paper distills key research findings, industry data and announcements from the past year, providing an essential overview of social media developments in the MENA region.
The latest version of this report explores various dimensions of social media usage including penetration, growth rate, demographics, social inclusion and citizen engagement
Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2014Damian Radcliffe
Third annual round-up of developments in social media consumption and behaviours across the Middle East and North Africa. This white paper explores areas such as the social media market in MENA, as well as key networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp), the use of social media for news and consumption by Arab Youth.
This report is the eighth in an annual series of publications, dating back to 2012, designed to share the latest stories, trends and research in social media usage from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Using a wide variety of academic, industry and media sources, this White Paper identifies important insights from social media’s development over the previous year.
Of particular note in 2019 is the continued, growing, importance of social media in the lives of Arab Youth, outside of Saudi Arabia and Turkey the declining usage of Twitter (once the poster child social network for the Arab Spring,) as well as greater scrutiny of social media usage by platform owners and governments alike.
Last year’s report highlighted the increasing weaponization of social networks, a trend which continued in 2019. Facebook, Twitter and Telegram each closed hundreds of accounts due to inappropriate use by state sponsored actors and terrorist groups. Social networks were also the target of governments across MENA, in the midst of protests in many countries throughout the region.
Meanwhile, the importance of social video and visually-led social networks, continued to grow from strength to strength. Snapchat introduced new advertising formats to the region and other exclusive functionality, Google highlighted the importance of YouTube in supporting parents and parenting, and in major markets such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Twitter has emerged as a leading platform for online video consumption.
The year ahead is likely to result in a continuation of many of the trends outlined in this report, as social media becomes increasingly engrained across the lives of businesses, governments and residents across the MENA region.
It is authored by Professor Damian Radcliffe, and PhD student Hadil Abuhmaid, at the University of Oregon.
Surveillance and Monitoring in the Social Media Era: Threats and Opportunitie...ijtsrd
Social media platforms are viewed as all progressive in opening up democratic spaces the world over. In the Middle East and North Africa region, social media platforms are regarded as key to the Jasmine Revolution that resulted in the fall of some regimes widely regarded as repressive by the international community. In Southern Africa, the hashtag movements saw youth shrugging off political apathy to challenge the establishment. Information Communication Technologies are refreshingly enticing the youth to participate and revitalize politics in the sub region. However, regimes in the sub region, traditionally comfortable with the hegemonic stringent hold on mainstream media, are becoming uncomfortable with these new developments and have resorted to legislation that threaten freedom of expression by citizens on social media as well as surveillance of citizens. This study is therefore going to establish societal views on state surveillance and monitoring of citizens' activities on social media. This is going to be executed through in depth interviews with media practitioners, scholars, political analysts, policy makers and ordinary users of social media platforms. Findings will be presented and analysed qualitatively and thematically. Tawanda Mukurunge | Neo Tlali | Takura Bhila "Surveillance and Monitoring in the Social Media Era: Threats and Opportunities to Democratic Processes in Southern Africa" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-1 , December 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29546.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/29546/surveillance-and-monitoring-in-the-social-media-era-threats-and-opportunities-to-democratic-processes-in-southern-africa/tawanda-mukurunge
Healthcare New Media Marketing Conference KeynoteShahid Shah
Keynote presentation by Shahid Shah and Joel Selzer delivered at the Healthcare New Media Conference in Chicago, June 14th 2010. This deck looks back on the impact social media has made across the patient and provider landscape, examining specific examples over the past year, and offers a vision of what the future may hold.
We walk through how hospitals, patient communities, physician networks, pharmaceutical manufacturers, the federal government and private innovators have managed the opportunities and challenges social media provides.
Benchmarking Your Initiatives: Findings from 2014 Survey of Social Media in A...Michael Stoner
This presentation was given at the CASE Social Media & Community Conference in Marina Del Rey on 19 March 2014. It provides initial findings and observations from the 2014 Survey of Social Media & Advancement sponsored by CASE, Huron Education, and mStoner, Inc.
Recruiting 3.0: What your future applicants are saying about the webAcademica Group
This “Topic Table” presentation for eduWeb was based on a survey of 15,800 college applicants and provides some insight into how applicants are using social media and the web to research institutions during their college search.
In this research that is based on data from TNS Kantar and Factum Group we are looking and present-day trends in online video consumption in Ukraine and globally. What is the real volume of video consumption, how it changed compared to 2018, what are the specifics of the industry in Ukraine and what advertisers should keep in mind in order to conduct successful video campaigns? All these and many other questions in regards to video advertising are touched upon in our study.
Overview of where we've come from, and where we're going... with an emphasis on social media usage in the USA and some key emerging global trends and behaviours.
Understanding Emerging Social Media Platforms in Qatar (Full report, Spring 2...Damian Radcliffe
This report demonstrates the central role social media plays in the lives of many Internet users in Qatar. It explores not only which social media platforms people use, but also how and why they use them. The platforms examined in this investigative exercise are a mix of older and more established platforms like Facebook and Twitter as well as new emerging applications such as Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp and Path.
Originally published at: http://www.motc.gov.qa/sites/default/files/understanding_emerging_social_media_platforms_in_qatar.pdf
The Arab social media report will provide an overview on the social media reality in the Arab world through the monitoring of all social media trends in the Arab world. The report will also provide a detailed view on using social media channels in the different Arab countries. Source : www.arabsmis.ae
Social Media in the Middle East 2022: A Year in ReviewDamian Radcliffe
Welcome to the latest annual study on Middle East Social Media Trends. This report, the eleventh in a series dating back to 2012, provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of social media in the Middle East. As the most comprehensive and up-to-date study of its kind, it is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the region's digital landscape.
In this report, we examine the most popular social media platforms and the ways in which people are using them. We explore the impact of social media on politics, business and culture in the region. Our findings will be of interest to anyone interested in how social media shapes the way we connect with one another, as well as the ways in which we consume and find information. These trends are relevant to marketers, journalists, brands and businesses, as well as government agencies and public bodies.
Over the past decade, the Middle East has seen a significant increase in social media adoption. Today, it boasts some of the highest penetration rates of social media in the world, making it a key market for platforms and businesses looking to engage with Arab audiences.
From staying in touch with friends and family to consuming news and entertainment, social media - as it is around the world - is an integral part of daily life in the region. Social media is also playing an increasingly important role in politics, with many politicians and activists using the platforms to connect with the public and mobilize support for their policies.
This report is the ninth in an annual series of publications, dating back to 2012, showcasing the latest developments in social media across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
This year’s study is produced in partnership with the New Media Academy. The New Media Academy was inaugurated in June 2020, by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and ruler of Dubai, to work within the space of development, with a focus on harnessing opportunities in the digital space.
Using a broad range of industry, academic and media sources, we dive into the trends - and biggest stories - which shaped MENA’s relationship with social media during the past year. Not surprisingly, this study is heavily influenced by the impact of
COVID-19. The novel coronavirus impacted on everyone’s lives around the world, including the Middle East. One by-product of the pandemic could be seen in our changing media habits. Social media usage - across all platforms - increased during the early stages of the outbreak.
More widely, given the importance of social media in our media diets, platforms, industry and governments alike sought to use these networks to promote public health messages, as well as counter misinformation related to the COVID crisis.
Alongside these developments, we have also seen continued investment in content on social media platforms - especially during Ramadan - and growing partnerships between traditional media players and social media channels and influencers. These developments reflect the popularity of high quality digital content consumed on social media, and a desire to reach audiences on these platforms, or bring existing social
audiences onto other networks.
We expect that this synergy will only rise, not least because many media habits developed during the pandemic may well continue post-COVID. As a result, social networks will become an increasingly important source for talent spotting, as well as a
key avenue for content and information consumption.
This trend, as we outline at the end of this report, matters for brands, creators and influencers, as well as governments and other public entities. Social media is already an important part of digital media habits and digital marketing strategies. In 2021,
that importance looks set to continue and grow even further.
Social Media in the Middle East: The story of 2015Damian Radcliffe
Fourth annual report on the state of social media in the Middle East and North Africa. The report looks at data from a wide variety of public sources to identify trends in usage, controversies and wider developments across Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and other networks.
Benchmarking Your Initiatives: Findings from 2014 Survey of Social Media in A...Michael Stoner
This presentation was given at the CASE Social Media & Community Conference in Marina Del Rey on 19 March 2014. It provides initial findings and observations from the 2014 Survey of Social Media & Advancement sponsored by CASE, Huron Education, and mStoner, Inc.
Recruiting 3.0: What your future applicants are saying about the webAcademica Group
This “Topic Table” presentation for eduWeb was based on a survey of 15,800 college applicants and provides some insight into how applicants are using social media and the web to research institutions during their college search.
In this research that is based on data from TNS Kantar and Factum Group we are looking and present-day trends in online video consumption in Ukraine and globally. What is the real volume of video consumption, how it changed compared to 2018, what are the specifics of the industry in Ukraine and what advertisers should keep in mind in order to conduct successful video campaigns? All these and many other questions in regards to video advertising are touched upon in our study.
Overview of where we've come from, and where we're going... with an emphasis on social media usage in the USA and some key emerging global trends and behaviours.
Understanding Emerging Social Media Platforms in Qatar (Full report, Spring 2...Damian Radcliffe
This report demonstrates the central role social media plays in the lives of many Internet users in Qatar. It explores not only which social media platforms people use, but also how and why they use them. The platforms examined in this investigative exercise are a mix of older and more established platforms like Facebook and Twitter as well as new emerging applications such as Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp and Path.
Originally published at: http://www.motc.gov.qa/sites/default/files/understanding_emerging_social_media_platforms_in_qatar.pdf
The Arab social media report will provide an overview on the social media reality in the Arab world through the monitoring of all social media trends in the Arab world. The report will also provide a detailed view on using social media channels in the different Arab countries. Source : www.arabsmis.ae
Social Media in the Middle East 2022: A Year in ReviewDamian Radcliffe
Welcome to the latest annual study on Middle East Social Media Trends. This report, the eleventh in a series dating back to 2012, provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of social media in the Middle East. As the most comprehensive and up-to-date study of its kind, it is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the region's digital landscape.
In this report, we examine the most popular social media platforms and the ways in which people are using them. We explore the impact of social media on politics, business and culture in the region. Our findings will be of interest to anyone interested in how social media shapes the way we connect with one another, as well as the ways in which we consume and find information. These trends are relevant to marketers, journalists, brands and businesses, as well as government agencies and public bodies.
Over the past decade, the Middle East has seen a significant increase in social media adoption. Today, it boasts some of the highest penetration rates of social media in the world, making it a key market for platforms and businesses looking to engage with Arab audiences.
From staying in touch with friends and family to consuming news and entertainment, social media - as it is around the world - is an integral part of daily life in the region. Social media is also playing an increasingly important role in politics, with many politicians and activists using the platforms to connect with the public and mobilize support for their policies.
This report is the ninth in an annual series of publications, dating back to 2012, showcasing the latest developments in social media across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
This year’s study is produced in partnership with the New Media Academy. The New Media Academy was inaugurated in June 2020, by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and ruler of Dubai, to work within the space of development, with a focus on harnessing opportunities in the digital space.
Using a broad range of industry, academic and media sources, we dive into the trends - and biggest stories - which shaped MENA’s relationship with social media during the past year. Not surprisingly, this study is heavily influenced by the impact of
COVID-19. The novel coronavirus impacted on everyone’s lives around the world, including the Middle East. One by-product of the pandemic could be seen in our changing media habits. Social media usage - across all platforms - increased during the early stages of the outbreak.
More widely, given the importance of social media in our media diets, platforms, industry and governments alike sought to use these networks to promote public health messages, as well as counter misinformation related to the COVID crisis.
Alongside these developments, we have also seen continued investment in content on social media platforms - especially during Ramadan - and growing partnerships between traditional media players and social media channels and influencers. These developments reflect the popularity of high quality digital content consumed on social media, and a desire to reach audiences on these platforms, or bring existing social
audiences onto other networks.
We expect that this synergy will only rise, not least because many media habits developed during the pandemic may well continue post-COVID. As a result, social networks will become an increasingly important source for talent spotting, as well as a
key avenue for content and information consumption.
This trend, as we outline at the end of this report, matters for brands, creators and influencers, as well as governments and other public entities. Social media is already an important part of digital media habits and digital marketing strategies. In 2021,
that importance looks set to continue and grow even further.
Social Media in the Middle East: The story of 2015Damian Radcliffe
Fourth annual report on the state of social media in the Middle East and North Africa. The report looks at data from a wide variety of public sources to identify trends in usage, controversies and wider developments across Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and other networks.
The continued rise of visually orientated social networks, the dominance of Middle East social media by Facebook and the wider Facebook family, and continued tensions between telecoms providers and services which allow free internet calls, are all charted in a new report from the journalist and academic Damian Radcliffe. The study offers an up-to-date analysis of how people across the Middle East use social media.
This is Damian Radcliffe’s fifth annual study on the state of social media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), following previous publications covering developments in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
The Arab Social Media Report based on a survey conducted by TNS and released part of the Arab Social Media Influencers Summit shows how people in the MENA region are using social media, what are their general perceptions when it comes to social media and describes their main social media habits and activities.
This survey was conducted via in-depth interviews and focus group discussions on a panel of 7000 social media users spread evenly across 18 Arab countries
Diving deep into literally millions of interactions and conversations with different networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, blogs, forums and news sites in order to bring you analytical info about how social media affects different sectors like:Sharing Economy, Banking and Finance, Ecommerce, Telecom and Fintech.
Middle East Digital Digest Special: Social Media in the MENA - 2012 ReviewDamian Radcliffe
A personal take on the story of social media in the Middle East in the past year. In 20 slides... Also available at: http://www.slideshare.net/ictQATAR/digital-digest-special-social-media-in-the-mena-2012-review
What we can learn about Africa from the Digital 2019 reporteNitiate
The Digital 2019 report by We Are Social, in partnership with Hootsuite, GlobalWebIndex, GSMA, Statista, Locowise, Similarweb and App Annie, has rich data that can be used for attaining a deeper understanding of digital and social media trends in Africa. This is due to the inclusion of the African countries therein.
You can check the blog out here: https://enitiate.solutions/what-we-can-learn-about-africa-from-the-digital-2019-report/
Fake news detection for Arabic headlines-articles news data using deep learningIJECEIAES
Fake news has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. The evolution of social websites has spurred the expansion of fake news causing it to a mixture with truthful information. English fake news detection had the largest share of studies, unlike Arabic fake news detection, which is still very limited. Fake news phenomenon has changed people and social perspectives through revolts in several Arab countries. False news results in the distortion of reality ignite chaos and stir public judgments. This paper provides an Arabic fake news detection approach using different deep learning models including long short-term memory and convolutional neural network based on article-headline pairs to differentiate if a news headline is in fact related or unrelated to the parallel news article. In this paper, a dataset created about the war in Syria and related to the Middle East political issues is utilized. The whole data comprises 422 claims and 3,042 articles. The models yield promising results.
An introduction to news consumption, monitoring and verification. Presentation slides from the American Press Institute's "Build a Better Journalist" conference, held at George S. Turnbull Center, University of OregonPortland
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/OREGONbootcampagendaforprinting-1.pdf
I also walked through 10 resources for breaking news and media management: https://medium.com/@damianradcliffe/10-easy-ways-journalists-can-better-verify-monitor-and-manage-social-media-790a1b1f3ba7#.t1tww4kzv
Training Manual for Youth Social Media Advocates YouthHubAfrica
YouthHubAfrica (YHA) to expand its reach to young Nigerians who are existing social media influencers and empower them with requisite skills and resources that will help them share information with other young persons within their communities and their social networks both online and offline.
The Youth Social Media Advocates (YSMA) program will build a community of young advocates who will use social media as an effective tool and strategy to raise awareness, share impact stories, and connect with relevant stakeholders to drive social change solely within the UNFPA Nigeria areas of works.
Moving Beyond Twitter/X and Facebook - Social Media for local news providersDamian Radcliffe
Slides from a workshop exploring "Moving Beyond Twitter/X and Facebook - Social Media for local news providers"
This presentation outlines social media habits in the US (and globally) and offers suggestions for how local newsrooms can tap into them.
The presentation features key data, user case studies and recommendations for new things to try out.
The presentation was part of the New York Press Association's 2024 spring conference.
https://nynewspapers.com/2024-nypa-spring-conference/
Slides from a workshop exploring "How is AI changing journalism?"
This presentation outlines how newsrooms have been using artificial intelligence (AI) for some time, and how the emergence of Generative AI is accelerating this usage. The presentation outlines use cases, key steps for implementation and some emerging areas and issues to keep an eye on.
The presentation was part of the New York Press Association's 2024 spring conference.
https://nynewspapers.com/2024-nypa-spring-conference/
Lessons from Community-Centered Journalism for Local Journalism ResearchDamian Radcliffe
Slides presented by Regina Lawrence - based on our research - at the 2024 Local Journalism Researchers’ Workshop, March 25-26, 2024 at Duke University. The presentation outlines key points from our research, including: why Community-Centered Journalism matters, the backdrop that it plays out against, and five key challenges for growing this journalistic practice.
After the sobering read seen in our 2022-23 report, this year’s World Press Trends study strikes a more cautiously optimistic note, with more than half of the respondents conveying a positive outlook about their companies’ business prospects for the foreseeable future.
This is despite publishers grappling with challenges on various fronts, including elevated inflation and interest rates, surging paper and printing expenses, continual shifts within advertising markets and audience behaviours, as well as wider geopolitical uncertainty reflected in conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and elsewhere.
Meanwhile, wider strategic challenges such as the surge of Generative AI, changing relationships with platforms and continued challenges to press freedom and freedom of expression, also continue to vex many journalists and publishers.
In response, news publishers are inevitably looking closely at their revenue strategy, investment priorities, areas of focus, cost management, and their stance on areas such as AI and other technologies. We delve into these themes extensively within this report.
This report is primarily based on the findings of an online survey distributed to WAN-IFRA members and other senior media executives between July and September 2023, and was available in four languages (English, French, Spanish and German).
Survey participants were typically members of the senior team at a newspaper or a newspaper group. Based on the information provided by our respondents, a third (66%) are C-Suite (CEOs, Publishers, Managing Directors). A further third is either a Commercial Director/Heads of Strategy or Executive Editor.
We received 175 complete responses from 60 nations around the world. Using classifications developed by the World Bank, 58% of respondents come from developed economies and 42% from developing economies. Our sample also features a wide range of different countries with respondents coming from countries as diverse as Argentina, Canada, Russia, and Indonesia. They also came from some of the world’s largest media markets, including Germany, India, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Through the data and insights that they provided, we are able to comprehend the attitudes of today’s industry leaders in a variety of business and editorial roles. Their observations, regarding the sector’s present and future, can be seen throughout this report.
As ever, we want to express our appreciation to everyone who participated in this annual survey. This report would not be possible without their contributions.
A huge thank you to all of our contributors: Damian Radcliffe, Dr. Francois Nel, and Teemu Henriksson. Last but not least, this report would not be possible without the support of our partner, Stibo DX.
Full CV/Resume as of March 2023, listing my previous experience, research and journalistic output, media mentions, speaking engagements and events/conferences that I have organized. (Produced for an academic audience, hence the length!)
Redefining News: A Manifesto for Community-Centered JournalismDamian Radcliffe
This forward-thinking report makes the case for embracing a more inclusive, community-focused model of journalism, one that prioritizes listening to and collaborating with communities to produce relevant, equitable and impactful news and storytelling. The report features an actionable framework to put the principles of Community-Centered Journalism into practice and explains how this approach differs from traditional models of journalism, with potential benefits including rebuilding trust, tackling inequities, and fostering civic engagement.
Building a Stronger Local Media Ecosystem: The Role of Media PolicyDamian Radcliffe
This paper plays out against a backdrop of continued closures and diminished local news reporting across much of the United States. It explores the role that media policy can and should play in supporting local journalism.
In examining this topic, we investigate three fundamental questions:
What is local media policy?
What are the key existential issues and/or problems local media policy must wrestle with?
What potential solutions to the local news crisis can media policy potentially help address?
The core of our response to these questions is derived from a series of five public webinars hosted by the Tow Center. Through these events, we invited a range of industry and academic experts to share their perspectives on areas related to these major themes.
Our conversations explored the scope of media policy, barriers to implementation, opportunities for policy to make a difference, and some of the unique characteristics that shape U.S. media policy and attitudes toward potential policy interventions.
To this, we have added further context and updates on some of the latest policy developments, based on a literature review and our continued interest in this subject.
The latest World Press Trends report shows that business sentiment in the industry has taken a downturn, in a context where multiple challenges face news publishers around the world. Yet there are causes for optimism, as revenue diversification progresses and publishers double down on new revenue sources and editorial products.
This year’s World Press Trends study makes for a sobering read after the optimism of our previous report. The mood in the industry has changed, and publishers find themselves in a more unpredictable business environment due to a number of challenges, including high levels of inflation, rising paper and print costs, as well as ongoing changes to advertising markets.
The change in business sentiment is one of the main findings of the new World Press Trends Outlook report. As in the previous years, the analysis is based on an online survey distributed to industry leaders. 167 news executives from 62 countries took part in the survey in Fall 2022 – a big thank you to them for sharing their insights, results and strategies.
WAN-IFRA also works with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Zenith for key performance indicators (global revenues and circulation). For audience insights, we work with analytics specialist Chartbeat. World Press Trends is supported by Protecmedia, the content management provider.
Damian Radcliffe, longtime industry analyst, journalist and academic, authored most of the report, offering his analysis and context to the survey and emerging trends. Dr. Francois Nel, also a longtime analyst, well-known academic within our industry and longtime contributor to WPT, provided his analysis, contribution and data analysis of all our collected data. WAN-IFRA’s Andrew Heslop shared his analysis on our Press Freedom data, and WAN-IFRA’s Teemu Henriksson helped to coordinate the project along with Dean Roper.
Here is what makes up the core of the report:
Executive Summary
Methodology and Profile of Respondents
Chapter 1: Global snapshot of performance indicators
Chapter 2: Business Outlook
- Tougher times ahead
- Priming the profit pump
- Relationships with Platforms
- Digital Transformation
Chapter 3: Revenues
- Back in black
- Print’s continued importance
- Revenue diversification in practice
- A bumpier revenue road in 2023
- Ad advice Publishers, it’s all about controlling what you can control
Chapter 4: Investment and Expenditure
- Investing in Revenues
-Tech spending
- AI and publishers
- Costs and Outgoings
Report partner: How AI and automation solutions can impact newsrooms
Chapter 5: Media Freedom
Damian Radcliffe is a journalist, researcher, and professor based at the University of Oregon.
He holds an endowed chair as the Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, and he is also a Professor of Practice, an affiliate faculty member of the Department for Middle East and North Africa Studies (MENA) and the Agora Journalism Center, and a Research Associate of the Center for Science Communication Research (SCR).
Damian is also a three time Knight News Innovation Fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, an Honorary Research Fellow at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture Studies (JOMEC), and a life fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).
In spring 2023 he will be a Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, his alma matter.
With over 25 years of experience in the media industry, Damian has worked in editorial, strategic, research, policy and teaching roles in the USA, Middle East and UK. He continues to be an active journalist, writing regular features for leading trade publications such as Digital Content Next, International Journalists' Network (IJNet), What's New in Publishing, journalism.co.uk and other outlets.
He is a globally recognized expert on digital trends, social media, technology, the business of media, the evolution of present-day journalistic practice and the role played by media and technology in the Middle East.
As an analyst, researcher and trainer, he has worked with a wide range of industry and academic organizations including the BBC World Service, Facebook, FIPP, INMA, Thomson Reuters Foundation, World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the United Nations.
He has been quoted on issues relating to digital media and journalism by major outlets such as AFP, BBC, Business Insider, Editor & Publisher, NPR, The New York Times, Snapchat, Wired and Voice of America.
As a freelance journalist his work has also been published by leading publications and trade outlets such as the BBC, Columbia Journalism Review (CJR), Harvard’s Nieman Lab, HuffPost, PBS MediaShift, Poynter, TheMediaBriefing and ZDNet.
Originally from the UK, Damian lives on the west coast of the US with his wife and three young children.
The Most Popular Social Media Accounts in the Middle East (H1 2022)Damian Radcliffe
For the first time, this report brings together the most popular accounts originating in MENA on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.
Each of these platforms is explored in more detail in this report, but below we outline the account with the largest number of followers, likes and subscribers, across MENA as well as the region's four biggest markets: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
The report was made by possible by support from the New Media Academy and data from Emplifi. My thanks to them both.
From the Ground Up: How Community-Centered Journalism can Help Create a More ...Damian Radcliffe
A look at some of the key themes and ideas from an upcoming report on Community-Centered Journalism, commissioned by the Agora Journalism Center. Presented at a local journalism researchers workshop hosted at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, on Feb 19th 2023.
Mental Health and Digital Safety Tips for Journalists.pptxDamian Radcliffe
Tips and recommendations for my Social Media for Journalists class (Fall 2022) at the University of Oregon. The deck includes tips for digital safety, self-care and mental well-being, as well as managing digital overload. It features links to resources and materials from DART, CPJ, Poynter and others.
This edition of WAN-IFRA’s annual flagship research and report reveals an industry challenged but optimistic about its business. It examines the results of publishers’ business in 2021, their forecasts for 2022 and beyond, and the trends and issues shaping the industry.
Our research shows news publishers feel confident about tackling the ongoing coronavirus crisis, and that some of their early pandemic-era pivots are beginning to pay dividends. However, publishers still need to navigate considerable transformation and turmoil, even if there are signs of a resurgence in global advertising markets and a maturing of many reader revenue strategies. The invasion of Ukraine has further undermined companies’ plans, as how that conflict will unfold can have long-lasting effects on industries across the board, in addition to the humanitarian crisis it is causing.
As in the previous years, the World Press Trends Outlook analysis is based on an online survey distributed to industry leaders. 162 news executives from 58 countries took part in the survey in Fall 2021 – a big thank you to them for sharing their insights, results and strategies.
In addition, WAN-IFRA works with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and ZenithOptimedia for key performance indicators (revenue, circulation and ad spend). For additional audience insights, we work with analytics specialist Chartbeat.
World Press Trends is supported by Protecmedia, the content management provider.
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Per the report intro (page 4): "Damian Radcliffe, longtime industry analyst, journalist and academic, authored most of the report for the first time, offering his analysis and context to the survey and emerging trends. Dr. Francois Nel, also a longtime analyst, well-known academic within our industry and contributor to WPT, provided his analysis, contribution and data analysis of all our collected data. WAN-IFRA's Teemu Henriksson helped to coordinate the project along with Dean Roper."
Resources: Media Literacy and Managing MisinformationDamian Radcliffe
Tl;DR of my wider deck (https://www.slideshare.net/mrdamian/understanding-media-literacy-and-misinformation) on managing information disorder, defining media literacy and knowing how to spot - and manage - misinformation online.
This presentation includes links to valuable resources on managing disinformation, digital trends and research on media literacy in Europe.
1.Wireless Communication System_Wireless communication is a broad term that i...JeyaPerumal1
Wireless communication involves the transmission of information over a distance without the help of wires, cables or any other forms of electrical conductors.
Wireless communication is a broad term that incorporates all procedures and forms of connecting and communicating between two or more devices using a wireless signal through wireless communication technologies and devices.
Features of Wireless Communication
The evolution of wireless technology has brought many advancements with its effective features.
The transmitted distance can be anywhere between a few meters (for example, a television's remote control) and thousands of kilometers (for example, radio communication).
Wireless communication can be used for cellular telephony, wireless access to the internet, wireless home networking, and so on.
# Internet Security: Safeguarding Your Digital World
In the contemporary digital age, the internet is a cornerstone of our daily lives. It connects us to vast amounts of information, provides platforms for communication, enables commerce, and offers endless entertainment. However, with these conveniences come significant security challenges. Internet security is essential to protect our digital identities, sensitive data, and overall online experience. This comprehensive guide explores the multifaceted world of internet security, providing insights into its importance, common threats, and effective strategies to safeguard your digital world.
## Understanding Internet Security
Internet security encompasses the measures and protocols used to protect information, devices, and networks from unauthorized access, attacks, and damage. It involves a wide range of practices designed to safeguard data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Effective internet security is crucial for individuals, businesses, and governments alike, as cyber threats continue to evolve in complexity and scale.
### Key Components of Internet Security
1. **Confidentiality**: Ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to access it.
2. **Integrity**: Protecting information from being altered or tampered with by unauthorized parties.
3. **Availability**: Ensuring that authorized users have reliable access to information and resources when needed.
## Common Internet Security Threats
Cyber threats are numerous and constantly evolving. Understanding these threats is the first step in protecting against them. Some of the most common internet security threats include:
### Malware
Malware, or malicious software, is designed to harm, exploit, or otherwise compromise a device, network, or service. Common types of malware include:
- **Viruses**: Programs that attach themselves to legitimate software and replicate, spreading to other programs and files.
- **Worms**: Standalone malware that replicates itself to spread to other computers.
- **Trojan Horses**: Malicious software disguised as legitimate software.
- **Ransomware**: Malware that encrypts a user's files and demands a ransom for the decryption key.
- **Spyware**: Software that secretly monitors and collects user information.
### Phishing
Phishing is a social engineering attack that aims to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details. Attackers often masquerade as trusted entities in email or other communication channels, tricking victims into providing their information.
### Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attacks
MitM attacks occur when an attacker intercepts and potentially alters communication between two parties without their knowledge. This can lead to the unauthorized acquisition of sensitive information.
### Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
APNIC Foundation, presented by Ellisha Heppner at the PNG DNS Forum 2024APNIC
Ellisha Heppner, Grant Management Lead, presented an update on APNIC Foundation to the PNG DNS Forum held from 6 to 10 May, 2024 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Multi-cluster Kubernetes Networking- Patterns, Projects and GuidelinesSanjeev Rampal
Talk presented at Kubernetes Community Day, New York, May 2024.
Technical summary of Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Networking architectures with focus on 4 key topics.
1) Key patterns for Multi-cluster architectures
2) Architectural comparison of several OSS/ CNCF projects to address these patterns
3) Evolution trends for the APIs of these projects
4) Some design recommendations & guidelines for adopting/ deploying these solutions.
Bridging the Digital Gap Brad Spiegel Macon, GA Initiative.pptxBrad Spiegel Macon GA
Brad Spiegel Macon GA’s journey exemplifies the profound impact that one individual can have on their community. Through his unwavering dedication to digital inclusion, he’s not only bridging the gap in Macon but also setting an example for others to follow.
Press release: Social Media in the Middle East, 2019 in review
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14 January 2020
Latest trends in social media across the
Middle East highlighted in new White Paper
“Social Media in the Middle East: 2019 in review” is the eighth annual study on social network
use in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) written by Professor Damian Radcliffe, and the
first co-written with University of Oregon PhD student Hadil Abuhmaid.
Press Release
A new white paper from Damian Radcliffe and Hadil Abuhmaid at the University of Oregon
provides a comprehensive analysis of how the Middle East uses social media.
10 key findings
1. Arab Youth: 9 out of 10 young Arabs use at least one social media channel every day,
although the use of individual networks varies considerably across the region.
Meanwhile, half of Arab Youth say they get their news on Facebook on a daily basis,
ahead of other channels, such as online portals (39%), TV (34%) and newspapers (4%).
2. Facebook: The world’s largest social network now has 187 million active monthly users
in the region. Egypt is the largest market for Facebook in MENA. It is home to 38 million
daily users and 40 million monthly users.
3. Twitter:Among Arab nationals use has fallen by half since 2013. That said, Saudi
Arabia and Turkey are the fifth and sixth largest markets for Twitter globally. Over 10
million users are active on the social network in Saudi Arabia, and 8.3 million in Turkey.
4. Instagram: There are more than 63 million users of Instagram in the Middle East.
Turkey is the sixth largest market for Instagram worldwide, with 37 million members
(56% penetration). Take-up is also high in Kuwait (54% penetration) and Bahrain (50%.)
5. YouTube:More than 60% of YouTube viewers in MENA are millennials. In Egypt, 77%
of millenials watch YouTube every day.
6. Snapchat: Saudi Arabia is the fifth largest market for Snapchat in the world, with over
15.65 million users. Turkey, with 7.45 million users, is the ten largest market.
7. Manipulation: Facebook removed 259 Facebook accounts, 102 Facebook Pages, five
Facebook Groups, four Facebook Events and 17 Instagram accounts, “for engaging in
coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Twitter suspended over 4,500 accounts across the
region, due to platform manipulation and state-backed information campaigns.
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8. Digital Parenting: Half of all mothers in the Middle East watch kids content on
YouTube. Parents in MENA increasingly use YouTube to bond and share experiences
with their children, as well as relying on the channel for advice.
9. WhatsApp: Is the most used Facebook owned service, with 75% penetration, although
other messaging services such as Viber are also popular in some parts of the region.
10. Ramadan: Social media users spend around 2 million more hours daily on Facebook
during Ramadan. That translates to around 58 million more hours. On YouTube, TV
dramas and soap operas see a 151% increase in viewership during Ramadan.
Damian Radcliffe said:
“This year’s report highlights the growing role played by social media in meeting the
information needs lives of Arab Youth and young parents, as well as the prominent role
that social networks play in the media habits of the region during Ramadan.
Social media usage continues to evolve. Twitter, for example, once the poster child for
social networks in the region, has declined in usage outside of Saudi Arabia and Turkey;
which are the fifth and sixth largest markets for Twitter in the world.
Meanwhile, greater scrutiny by platform owners resulted in Facebook, Twitter and
Telegram each closing hundreds of accounts in 2019 due to inappropriate use by state
sponsored actors and terrorist groups.”
Report co-author Hadil Abuhmaid said:
“Alongside these trends, the importance of social video and visually-led social networks,
continued to grow.
In the last year, Snapchat introduced new advertising formats to the region, Google
highlighted the importance of YouTube in supporting parents and parenting, and in major
markets such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Twitter has emerged as a leading
platform for online video consumption.”
Drawing on data from a wide range of published sources including industry announcements,
news reporting from around the world, as well as data from Google, Northwestern University in
Qatar and the annual Arab Youth Survey, Social Media in the Middle East: 2019 in review offers
a detailed 55-page analysis of the most important social media developments in the past year.
Looking ahead to 2020, Damian Radcliffe said:
“The year ahead is likely to result in a continuation of many of the trends outlined in this
report, but concerns about misinformation and manipulation are only going to increase.
As a result, it will be increasingly important for social media users to develop their ability
to discern bias, the differences between news and opinion, and fact versus fiction.
Government’s, civil society, education providers and social networks themselves all have
a role to play in increasing media literacy among social networkers.”
The complete report is available to download, or view online, via the University of
Oregon Scholars' Bank, Scribd, LinkedIn’s SlideShare, Academia.edu and ResearchGate.
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About the Authors: Damian Radcliffe and Hadil Abuhmaid
Damian Radcliffe is the Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, and a Professor of
Practice, at the University of Oregon. In this role, he undertakes a wide range of teaching,
research and journalistic work, which includes writing a monthly column on technology in the
Middle East for CBS Interactive’s ZDNet (which he has done since December 2013).
He has produced an annual report charting social media developments across the Middle East
and North Africa (MENA) since 2012. Between 2012-2014 he worked for Qatar’s Ministry of
Information and Communications Technology (ictQATAR) as an analyst and researcher. He
joined the University of Oregon in 2015.
Damian is also an affiliate of the Department for Middle East and North African Studies at the
University of Oregon, a Fellow of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University,
an Honorary Research Fellow at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture
Studies, and a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and
Commerce (RSA). He tweets @damianradcliffe.
Hadil Abuhmaid is a Media Studies PhD student and a Graduate Employee at the University of
Oregon. Her primary area of research interest explores national identity and culture in
Palestinian cinema.
Hadil earned a BS in Journalism and Political Science from Bir-Zeit University in Palestine and
an MA in Nonprofit Management from the University of Oregon, with a focus on Arts
Administration. She is the co-founder of Filmlab: Palestine, a nonprofit company based in
Ramallah, that aims at developing the cinema industry in Palestine.
Through her research, Hadil aims to examine the formation and self-representation of the
national identity in Palestinian feature films produced within the historical map of Palestine by
researching their production, audience, and aesthetics. Her research interests include cinema
studies, diasporic studies, representations, and national identity.
For Media Enquiries
Damian Radcliffe
Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, University of Oregon
Email: damianr@uoregon.edu
Tel: (+1) 541-346-7643
Twitter: @damianradcliffe (DM’s open)