Will Syrian Blogs Liberate us All?

Tags: Syria , Civil Society in West Asia

"Western journalists have found in Syria the ideal setting and cast of characters to triumph a vision of a Western-style media system bringing “freedom” to an autocratic country." In the article Will Syrian Blogs Liberate us All? published some time ago on arabicpress.wordpress.com it is argued that in the case of Syria Western news outlets focus mostly on bloggers and secular/pro-democracy activists only to exclude those who perhaps do not adhere to a vision of a Western, liberal society.

According to the author, until Western journalists acknowledge the narratives that exist outside of a rights-based paradigm, then they will be missing many of the other unique and interesting stories that shape Syrian perceptions and interactions with media.

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