Journalistic Professionalism in the Context of Revolution: Comparing Survey Results From Before and After the 25 January 2011 Egyptian Uprising

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Abstract

This study presents the results of two comparative surveys of Egyptian print journalists carried out in late 2008 and summer 2013, respectively. The surveys aimed to assess aspects of Egyptian print journalism practice and professionalism at two different points in time – during the late Hosni Mubarak era, and during Mohammed Morsi’s one-year term in office. Specifically, the surveys addressed journalism education and training quality, work routines, press freedom, and journalistic ideology. Results offer insights into the inner workings of Egyptian journalism before and after the 2011 Revolution that ousted Mubarak, and, importantly, a baseline on which to gauge Egypt’s future progress on key measures of journalistic professionalism.

Authors

• Mohamad Hamas Elmasry, U of Denver

• Dina Basiony, American U in Cairo

• Sara Farag Elkamel, American U in Cairo