Satirical Political Programs (shows) Presented on YouTube between Freedom and Responsibility Analytical study

Document Type : Academic research papers

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1 Faculty of women Ain shams university

2 Mass Communication, Sociology, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science & Education, Ain Shams University

Abstract

YouTube is one of the most important new media means that helped emergence of programs, shows and videos that discuss political, social and cultural issues and topics within innovative and attractive formats that differ from what the viewer was accustomed to in conventional means.
This study aims at monitoring and analyzing satirical political programs and shows offered within YouTube and identifying type of these topics and issues they discuss and extent of their adherence to professional and ethical standards of media. The study used the social responsibility theory and depended on the media survey approach in order to analyze content of the topic and identify and demonstrate its various features and components as they are in reality within the profound analysis of the content of the programs, subject of the study.
The sample of the study consisted of (5) programs and the researcher used the content analysis form and the findings :
Findings of the study confirmed that the satirical political programs, subject of the study, don’t abide by professional and ethical standards of media work .
Also, findings of the study confirmed that the way within which the programs, sample of the study, analyze and deal with issues and topics raised was opposing in the first class and this finding agreed with the nature of the satirical political programs that adopt the opposing negative position regarding events that happen in order to demonstrate and identify weaknesses and deficiencies in political regimes.
Keywords: Satirical Political Programs, YouTube, Social Responsibility .

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