The Arab World on the Front Edge of Media [2009]
Social media adoption in the Arab World is booming. Al Jazeera is supporting the development and gaining value from it.
SPEAKER: Moeed Ahmad (QA) Head of New Media, Al Jazeera Network
Oil and Conflict. These are the headlines commonly associated with the Arab countries. Let us try something different: Al Jazeera’s New Media Team is operating in a region with the World’s highest youth population ratio and a booming social media adoption. This calls for unusual management decisions and experiments with content and news genres. New headlines: Positive impact on Arab society and clever media business. Moeed Ahmad is heading the initiatives and is here to tell you a different story.
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