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pleased to announce the publication of a data research project that
surveyed for the first time Syrians about their media consumption with the assistance of the American University in Beirut (AUB).
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<br>Who is watching what? <br><br>While Syrians everywhere rely predominantly on
satellite television for their information, huge potential remains for
radio, which is less widely available in anti-regime controlled and
contested areas (74% compared to 92% in government controlled areas).
The number of people who actually use the radio as a source of
information is comparable in both areas at 60% of those who have access.
At the same time, Syrians in anti-regime controlled and contested areas
are far less likely to name a radio station they trust compared to
respondents in government-controlled parts of Syria, which may indicate
that listeners in contested areas are currently badly serviced due to
the dominance of radio stations that are close to the regime.
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<br>More than 1.400 interviews were conducted in Syria (Damascus, Deir el Zour, Hamah, Homs,
Rakka and the Kurdish areas in the north) as well
as in refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey by media and
journalism professor Dr. Jad Melki and his AUB team.
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<br>Funding for the project was provided by the German Federal Foreign Office.<br><br></div>Download the full report here: <a href="http://www.mict-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/syrienstudie_20140813.pdf">http://www.mict-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/syrienstudie_20140813.pdf</a><br>
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