Dr Naila Hamdy [ 12/Aug/2013 ]

Hi & Welcome …, can we start with the following questions ?……..

1. How do you go about implementing the Finkelstein report in Egypt, a developing Democratic country

an independent judicatory media council in Egypt, that monitors corruption on both privately and state-owned media players

Jerry Guirguis

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Jerry Guirguis interviews Dr.Naila Hamdy on 96.5FM - Egyptian radio show [ Monday 30th Jan 2012 ]

6:30pm – our special guest tonight is Dr. Naila Hamdy

Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at

The American University in Cairo [ AUC ]

Work] +20 2 2615 3431

nailah@aucegypt.edu

Professor Naila Hamdy was born in Japan and has lived in Panama, Cuba, England, Holland, USA and now a permanent resident in Egypt.

Hi and welcome to Dr. Naila Hamdy, Live-to-air from Cairo-Egypt to our Melbourne-Australian listeners on 96.5FM Egyptian radio show and those that are listening via our web site www.innerfm.org.au .

Q1] If I can start by reflecting on how the use of Social networking web sites, have helped young Egyptians find their voice and project it to the world

leading to the uprising on 25^th Jan 2011, remembering these same young Egyptians are not your professional journalists, nor are they a legal fraternity,

scholars, or political groups.

As a Lecturer and a researcher What did we learn from it ?

Q2] Will you be changing your student’s curriculum as a result of this event?

Q3] Is it time to a changes current laws to protect internet bloggers in Egypt?

Q4] How will the theory of Darwinism change Citizen/Mass Journalism/Reporters in Egypt?

Q5] Is there a growing need to produce more English editions of current newspapers / website ?

Q6] It has taken 80+plus years for The Muslim Brotherhood ‘s Freedom and Justice Party [ FJP ] to control 47% of the seats in the newly formed

Peoples’ Assembly in Egypt 2012, How long will we have to wait for Freedom of Press to flourish in Egypt?

Q7] There’s been an on-going criticism of Government and state owned Media groups covering only the needs of the ruling authorities,

promoting their interest and agenda.

How do you feel about foreign investors financing and running private & commercially viable media group in Egypt?

Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at The American University in Cairo [ AUC ]:-

Naila Hamdy received her BA from the University of San Francisco in 1980, her MA from the American University in Cairo in 1996 and her PhD from Cairo University in 2007. Hamdy joined AUC in 1997 to teach courses in the graduate program of the Adham Center for Television Journalism. She has since expanded her teaching interests to other areas of journalism and mass communication. Her research interests focus on various aspects of the journalism profession in Egypt, the impact of communication technologies and media development in the Arab region. Hamdy is also an expert on Arab media.

Hamdy’s publications include peer-reviewed articles the International Communication Gazette, The Journal of Middle East Media, Journal of Arab and Muslim Media Research and the Global Media Journal and the Westminister Papers in Communication and Culture, She is a member of several professional associations including the Broadcast Educators Association (BEA), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). She is also currently serving as the President for Arab-US Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE). In addition, she is on the editorial board of The Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research and the Arabic edition of Global Media Journal.

Hamdy is also a former television journalist who has covered major news events for prominent international television stations and also continues to make professional contributions. She has also appeared on television stations including CNN, NBC, NHK, Al Hurra and Nile TV and given frequent interviews to print media including the New York Times, AFP, Chicago Tribune, Egypt Today and the Daily Star on a variety of media related issues.