Rauf Arif

This study examines how the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. influenced the news values of journalism in Pakistan. I used the agenda-setting theory of Mass Communications to determine how journalists treated 9/11 in their routine coverage of political or terrori…

This dissertation explores the role of social media in political activism in authoritarian societies, using as case studies the use of YouTube as an alternative channel of communication and resistance during the political crises in Pakistan, Tunisia, and Egypt. I studied Pakista…