Satellite TV and the Arab Spring

Despite the fact that social media played a significant role in sparking the Arab Spring, it was satellite broadcasting that was able to provide the Arab masses with minute-by-minute coverage of developments. This medium broadcast to Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, and Syria and followed stories about the leaders and other officials involved in regime changes. It was satellite television that gave voice to the opposition. AlJazeera, AlArabiya, BBC’s Arabic news channel, AlHurra, and France 24 were the main news networks that played a significant role in informing the Arab world about Arab Spring events. This paper not only describes the role these networks played in covering the Arab Spring, but also analyzes the important role the networks played in preparing the region for the aftermath by giving a voice to the voiceless, covering opposition groups, exposing corruption, reporting demonstrations, and discussing issues of freedom, democracy, and social justice in the Arab states

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