Counting Nodes and Counting Noses: Understanding New Media in the Middle East

In order to understand the effects of the information revolution we need significantly more data along three lines of inquiry. The first is quantitative data, so we can understand who is using what medium, what they are watching and reading, and how much. The second is qualitative data, so we can un...

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Audiences
Brands
Communications technology
Consumption
Countries
Education
Emerging technology
Expatriates
Future
Information technology
Internet
Internet access
Literacy
Market research firms
Media
Middle East
News content
Population
Satellite television
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Telecommunications
Television programs
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