Journalism and the Global South: Shaping Journalistic Practices and Identity Post “Arab Spring”

It has since been eleven years the rise of “Arab Spring”: a series anti-government uprisings that spread across Arab world, ultimately leading to regime changes in several countries including Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Using social media other digital platforms communicate strategize, pro-democracy activists demanded increased transparency freedom from their long-serving leaders. This special issue sought probe ways through which journalism is evolving non-Western societies over decade protests began. Articles accepted this adopted methodological theoretical approaches appraise current state “developing” world questioning what influences, if any, had. We contribute knowledge on Spring” was impacting practices beyond. It’s our hope findings presented will enlighten new insights inspire research endeavors transformation World indeed “Southern” nations particularly as it relates realms.