Andrews Post #6

Blog #6-

2. How can you link the "Arab media lagging behind" article to our guest presentation on Lebanon? Try to find at least one obvious connection.


The thing that stood put to me most during the presentation over Lebanon was the dichotomy that existed between a Ridgeley patriarchic society and the fact that Lebanon is has a reputation that one can get what ever one wants whenever one wants, a Las Vegas of the east. I find found the video of the father pleading his daughter not to work shocking, not because it is sexist but because of the wild inconsistencies that abound in the “logic” of the song. His concern for her being respected and honored is paramount yet one could easily claim his placating her as disrespectful and dishonorable, given her intelligence and education.

In rather a similar fashion one can see the dissonance between Arab media and culture. Communications cannot be restricted with out restricting growth of those media. This is mentioned in the article.

“They provide their media with the latest technology and machinery and pay their staff well. But none of that is related to political reform or democratic change”. (pg23) In this way we see the even though there monetary support propelling media and technological development forward there has also been Traditional politics and culture stagnating the growth.