QUESTION 1:
What is the political economy of the national media system?
Who owns the media in the country? Who are the specific individuals and/or organizations in the country? What is the government’s media policy? What sort of media system is it?
Media owned by the government
https://www.saudiembassy.net/law-printing-and-publication
https://rsf.org/en/saudi-arabia
• Saudi Arabia permits no independent media. The authorities keep Saudi journalists under close surveillance, even when they are abroad
QUESTION 2:
Which control the major media groups in the information and media spheres? Are they private or public? and what are their biases or viewpoints (political, economic, religious, philosophical, etc.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14703480
• There were more than 30 million internet users by the end of 2017 (InternetWorldStats.com). Widespread filtering targets material deemed to be pornographic, and Islam-related, human rights and political content.
QUESTION 3:
Write a paragraph illustrating the breadth/diversity of culture(s) in the country. Please provide three examples of cultural production. such as music clips or film clips.
a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Saudi_Arabia
b. https://observers.france24.com/en/20180309-saudi-arabia-concerts-ban-dancing
c. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-allow-music-restaurants-following-royal-decree
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