e - Media use in the Arab world - MENA 2019

The use of the social media apps ________ and _______ went up in the Arab world while the use od ________ and ________ went down. The use of _______ is stable.

Insta and Snap; Facebook an Twitter; WhatsAppn

social media app with a young demographic: 3)

snap, instagram and twitter

Men or Women:

________ spend more time on TV

________ spend more time online

More _______ respondents trust mass media

Women

Men

Women

____________ and ________ binge-watch at slightly higher rates than their ___________- and ________

younger nationals and women; male and older counterparts

Increased _________ use is another way many Arab nationals increase privacy protection

VPN

True or False: trust in mass media to accurately report the news has been inclining.

false - declining

true or false: Those who describe themselves as culturally conservative are more likely to trust mass media

true

Nationals or non-nationals:

___________ are more likely than __________ to trust any of the categories of mass media.

_________ in the region are more likely than _________ to follow social media influencers.

Nationals; non-nationals

Non-nationals; nationals

true or false:r Aab views on regulation and censorship are mixed, as is the case in most countries. In the MENA region many respondents worry about government surveillance. But support the government having a role in limiting objectionable content.

true

____________, ___________, and ___________ report having the most followers/friends on social media platforms, ___________ and _________ the least.

Tunisians; Lebanese; Qataris;

Saudis; Emiratis

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SU

t or f:

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Twitter penetration rates have increased in most countries since 2018.

false: Twitter penetration rates have fallen or stagnated in most countries since 2018.

Snapchat penetration plummeted in _________ and the ______ but rose modestly in ______________, ________, _________, and __________.

Qatar; UAE;

Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Jordan; Tunisia

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JEST

t or f:

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Getting news on smartphones is increasingly common yet posting or sharing news online is less common among nationals than in 2017.

true

More Arab nationals get news on ________ (42%), _________ (30%), and ___________ (24%) than from any other major social media platforms.

Facebook; WhatsApp; YouTube

t or f

Large majorities of nationals in Arab Gulf countries listen to podcasts—more than in the other Arab countries in the study and also more than people in the U.S.

* true

The percentage of nationals who binge-watch TV or online series fell in all countries but _________ and __________ from 2018 to 2019 and the highest figure was 47% in ____________, which is much lower than the same binge-watching figure in the U.S. (U.S.: 80%, Limelight Network, 2019).

Jordan; Lebanon;

Qatar

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LJ - Q

The percentage of nationals who exercise or play sports at least once a week has fallen in __five of seven__ countries in this study since 2017; the exceptions are _________ and _________, where the share of nationals who exercise is comparatively low and unchanged.

Jordan; Egypt

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t or f

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If given the choice, nationals in all countries except the UAE are more likely to prefer watching a professional sporting event on TV or online versus watching the event in-person.

true

Arab nationals own smartphones in all Arab countries at rates similar to or higher than in the U.S., including in middle-income countries of Egypt and Jordan. The only exception is _________ where smartphone penetration nonetheless increased to 72% by 2019.

Tunisia

In ___________, where internet penetration has been and remains the __lowest__ among the countries in this study since its inception, 75% of nationals now use the internet, roughly even with ___________.

Egypt; Tunisia

t or f

Arab nationals in 2019 report spending less time with family and friends each week both online and in-person compared to 2018.

true

One in 10 or more of nationals in all countries, except ________ and ________, say they had worked online toward an educational degree or certificate in the prior year. One-third of _____________ in 2019 worked online toward an academic degree or certificate in the prior year, a large increase \\n since 2018.

Egypt; Lebanon; Qataris

LE - Q

The percentages of nationals who say they feel comfortable speaking out about politics has fallen sharply in _________ __________ __________ and ___________ since 2018 but has remained the same or risen modestly in __________ __________ and ___________

Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, and UAE;

Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia

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LST

t or f

Since 2018, the percentages of Emiratis and Qataris who say people should be free to express unpopular ideas on the internet declined sharply.

true

Only in three countries do majorities of nationals believe people should be able to criticize governments online _________ __________ and ___________;

minorities in __________ and _________ agree,

and ___________ are split.

(The question was not permitted in ______________-).

Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia;

Qatar and the UAE;

Jordanians;

Egypt

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QU

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Within countries, similar percentages of nationals say they worry about governments, companies, and other internet users monitoring what they do online. However, _____________ are more concerned about online surveillance than other nationals, regardless of the specific kind of monitoring, and _____________ are least concerned about online surveillance compared to other nationals.

Saudis; Qataris

The percentage of nationals who say they have changed their social media usage for privacy reasons has fallen since 2018 in every country surveyed except _________.

Egypt

Roughly half or more of nationals in _________ __________ __________ and ___________ worry about companies using information about them without their consent.

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan

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JEST

The percentage of nationals who believe news media in their country are credible increased or was unchanged since 2018 in all countries, except in ____________, where the figure decreased precipitously.

Qatar

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the percentage of nationals who get news every day from a smartphone has risen since 2017 in every country but ___________.

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The percentages of nationals in ____________, ____________, ____________, and ____________ who get news from __social media influencers__ at least once a day is greater than the __percentage who get news from newspapers at least once a day.__

Tunisia

Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and UAE

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JELU

Almost __?/10__ nationals under 45 years old get news from a _____________ every day compared to about __?/10__ nationals 45 or older

9/10; smartphone; 6/10

The percentages of Arab nationals using the Facebook-owned platforms of WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger have been flat since 2017. However, use of Facebook proper, which had been falling in Arab countries since 2014, rebounded somewhat in 2019, driven by increased penetration in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. This may be partly due to gaming options Facebook began offering in March 2019.

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Women are more likely than men in three countries (Tunisia, Qatar, and UAE) to share photos or videos online that personally feature themselves however, in Jordan, men are more likely than women to share such content. (No measurable gender differences were observed in Egypt, Lebanon, or Saudi Arabia.)

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The share of Arab nationals who get news on TV every day has fallen since 2017 and is now at parity with the percentage of nationals who get news online every day (nearly 7 in 10). More specifically, ==the percentage of nationals who get news every day from a smartphone has risen since 2017 in every country but Tunisia.==

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The proportion of nationals getting news every day fell across multiple content areas: their local community, their country, other Arab countries, and non-Arab countries.

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TV use, previously more resistant to decline in Arab countries than in other parts of the world, has started to fall: 98% of Arab nationals in 2013 watched TV at least sometimes, and in 2019 that figure is 86%.

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The percentage of nationals using Netflix increased in most Arab countries surveyed from 2018 to 2019, while Shahid penetration fell in most countries. Netflix penetration has pulled roughly even with Shahid penetration in five of the seven countries.

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Anghami is more commonly used by nationals in all countries to stream music than is Spotify, with the exception of the UAE. Fewer than one in 10 nationals in any country use Spotify.

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Use of the internet in Arabic has continued to increase—79% of nationals now use the internet in Arabic, up from 69% in 2018, while using the internet in English (31%) has changed little.

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One in four Arab nationals uses a smartwatch to access the internet, and one in five nationals uses a smart home device to do so.

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Just over half of Arab internet users (53%) say they ==use the internet on a computer, a steep decline== from 2018 (73%). Ninety-six percent of internet users use the internet on a smartphone.

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The percentage of nationals who completed online coursework toward an academic degree in the prior year increased since 2017 in most (four of seven) countries.

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Arab nationals in most countries more likely say ==WhatsApp, versus other social platforms, provides the most privacy==; ==Tunisia is the exception== as a plurality of nationals says ==no social media platform protects privacy.==

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Fewer than half of nationals in all countries share photos or videos personally featuring themselves on social media, except in Lebanon where 51% of nationals do so.

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==In most countries where large percentages of nationals say they trust news media, large percentages of nationals also say they trust news from ______________==

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==The percentages of nationals who see international news coverage as biased toward Arab countries other than their own has increased in __________, ___________, ___________, and ___________ since 2017.==

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==T OR F:==

==3/10 nationals look at online posts from social media influencers at least once a day, more than the proportion of nationals who check email or play games with the same frequency.==

==social media==

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==Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and UAE==

JELU

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==True==

What are the key results of 2019 survey?

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1. Since 2013, internet use has increased significantly in all countries particularly __________, ________, _________, and ________ - in __________ the rate approaches that in US - Internet penetration surpasses the US in the __________, ________ and _________, __________

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2. At least 8/10 nationals in most countries own a smartphone - all except _______ & _______ exceeds that in the US

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3. ??% to ??% of nationals across countries are willing to pay for news

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1\.

Eygpt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia - JELT

Jordan

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Lebanon -

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==2.==

==Egypt and Tunisia==

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3\.

10% to 15%

What are the key results of 2019 survey?

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4. ?/10 Arab nationals get news from tv and other sources. but small percentages of nationals regularly get news from print media.

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5. for some, the internet increases contact with people who share their political beliefs especially in __________ and _________ but that fell steeply in several countries: __________, __________, ________ and _________

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6. Between 3-6/10 nationals across countries feel comfortable speaking out about politics - __________, ________ and _________ report much higher rates than __________, ________ and _________

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7. speaking about politics has tempered across the region, declining since 2018 in every country except __________, ________ and _________ where there was a rise.

4\.

6-7/10

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5\.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, and in Tunisia

SQ JUST

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6\.

Lebanese, Saudis, and Egyptians

Qataris, Emiratis, and Tunisians

SEL QUT

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7\.

Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Tunisia

SLT

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