11 Arab Spring and the media

Afaq TV is an Iraqi satellite television channel based in Baghdad, Iraq. The channel was launched in 2006. The channel is owned by Nouri al-Maliki.

Alghadeer TV is an Iraqi satellite television channel based in Baghdad, Iraq.The channel was launched in 2003. The channel is owned by the Badr Organization.

Alryyan TV(Arabic; قناة الريان الفضائية) is one of the arms of Al Rayyan Media and Marketing Company of the Special Engineering Office, the manufacturing company, and through "Al Rayyan" Productions a series of films and programs for the organizing committee of the national day celebrations.

The Arab street is an expression referring to the spectrum of public opinion in the Arab world, often as opposed or contrasted to the opinions of Arab governments. In some contexts it refers more specifically to the lower socioeconomic strata of Arab society. It is used primarily in the United States and Arab countries.

Asia Network Television, often called Asia TV, is an Iraqi satellite television channel based in Baghdad, Iraq that was launched in 2012. The Executive director is Thaeer Jead Alhasnawi since June, 2020

Iyad el-Baghdadi is a writer, entrepreneur, and human rights activist who attained international prominence during the Arab Spring. A self-styled "Islamic libertarian," he is an outspoken critic of both Islamic movements and secular dictatorships, and has set himself apart from many other activists through his use of humor and sarcasm. He contributes to his own blog site Islam and Liberty and podcast Arab Tyrant Manual on Soundcloud.

Dijlah TV is an Iraqi satellite television channel based in Amman, Jordan. It is one of the most watched news channels in Iraq. It follows the Iraqi politician Mohamed Karbouli.

Karbala TV is the official television of the Imam Husayn Shrine in the city of Karbala, Iraq. With the great support of the Shia Endowment Bureau and continued guidance of the Supreme Religious Authority, headed by Ayatullah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, the channel was founded in 2008 in the city of Karbala, Iraq. Karbala TV is a multi-platform media organization that produces content for television, mobile devices, and the web. The channel has over 50 video journalists worldwide.

Nadia Khiari is a Tunisian cartoonist, painter, graffiti artist and art teacher. She is best known for her chronicles and cartoon collections about the Arab Springs, particularly for her character 'Willis from Tunis', dubbed the "Cat of the Revolution" in some sources.

The role of social media in the "Arab Spring", a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests in the Middle East and North Africa between 2010 and 2012, remains a highly debated subject. Uprisings occurred in states regardless of their levels of Internet usage, with some states with high levels of Internet usage experiencing uprisings as well as states with low levels of Internet usage.

Since the start of the Syrian Civil War, all sides have used social media to try to discredit their opponents by using negative terms such as 'Syrian regime' for the government, 'armed gangs/terrorists' for the rebels, 'Syrian government/US State Department propaganda', 'biased', 'US/Western/foreign involvement'. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, given the complexity of the Syrian conflict, media bias in reporting remains a key challenge, plaguing the collection of useful data and misinforming researchers and policymakers regarding the actual events taking place.