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Title: “A Sword of Damocles”: Media Policy, Digital Cultures, and the Discourse of Press Code Reform
Other Titles: International Journal of Communication
Authors: Iddins, Annemarie
Keywords: cultural
digital
policy
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: International Journal of Communication
Citation: Iddins, A. (2021). “A Sword of Damocles”: Media Policy, Digital Cultures, and the Discourse of Press Code Reform. International Journal Of Communication, 15, 19. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/17262/3544
Abstract: This article analyzes the evolution of media policy in Morocco, focusing on discourse surrounding 2016 revisions to Morocco’s press code. As part of a larger conservative turn in digital media policy post–Arab Spring, Moroccan authorities framed press code revisions as fulfilling commitments to the international community, adopting a more conciliatory approach than other oft-cited authoritarian states. This disparity makes it worth considering why Morocco’s new press code became the site of contentious and protracted struggle and what the policy-making process reveals about the intersection of neoliberal globalization, digital culture, and authoritarian politics. Policy analysis based on comparative reading of legal texts and discourse analysis demonstrates how the policy-making process works as a mechanism for authoritarian legitimacy on the world stage. I argue that revisions to Morocco’s press code demonstrate a reassertion of sovereign power alongside increased mechanisms for the legal and discursive distribution of responsibility to diverse stakeholders
URI: https://repositorio.consejodecomunicacion.gob.ec//handle/CONSEJO_REP/8949
ISSN: 1932-8036
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