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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Media Communication

Teaching areas

Global Media, Media Theories, Research Methods, Media Literacy, Media Regulations and Ethics, Women in Media Industries, Journalism Studies, Media Economics and Management, Crisis & Conflict Communication

Research areas

Journalistic Ethics and Practices; Media, War and Political Conflict; Women and Media; Media and Political Islam and others.

Education

PhD, International Journalism, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2004
BA, Arabic Literature & Political Science, University of Jordan, Jordan, 1995

Professional experience

Associate Professor, Department Of Mass Communication, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2014 - Present
Visiting Scholar, Westminster School Of Media And Communication, University of Westminster, United Kingdom, 2018 - 2019
Visiting Senior Fellow, Middle East Center, London School of Economics, United Kingdom, 2016 - 2017
Assistant Professor, Department Of Mass Communication, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2007 - 2014
Acting Dean- August 2011- September2012, Jordan Media Institute, Jordan, 2011 - 2012
Assistant Professor - 2004 - 2005, Ajman University of Science & Technology, Ajman, United Arab Emirates, 2004 - 2005
Wrote For Several Arab Online Publications Mainly On Culture And Literature 1995-2004, 1995 - 2000
Producer 1997 - 2000, Saja for Media Production, Jordan, 1997 - 2000
Reporter- 1997 - 1998, Al-Dustour Newspaper., Jordan, 1996 - 1997
Reporter, Al Sabeel Weekly Newspaper, Amman, Jordan, 1995 - 1997

Memberships

Visiting Senior Fellow , Middle East Center, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom, June 2016 - June 2017

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2664

Dr. Abeer Al-Najjar

Associate Professor
PhD, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abeer Al-Najjar is an Associate Professor of Media and Journalism Studies at the American University of Sharjah. Abeer was a Visiting Scholar at the Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design (2018–19) and a Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre (2016–17). Abeer is an Editorial Board Member of Journalism Studies, The International Journal of Communication. She was the Dean of the Jordan Media Institute 2011–12. Received her PhD from the University of Edinburgh. Abeer has several articles and book chapters on media, society and politics. Abeer co-edited a book titled ...

Publications

Abeer Al-najjar And Harris Breslow. The Problem of Palestine’s Place in a Globalized Palestinian Cinema, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2024
Abeer Al-najjar. Investigating Television as a channel of publicizing high culture, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2022
Abeer Al-najjar. The Pre-Truth Era in MENA, News Ecology and Critical News Literacy, 8 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021
Abeer Al-najjar. Cultural Resistance in the Middle East, 10 November 2020
Abeer Al-najjar. Public Media Accountability, Media Journalism Engaged Publics And Critical Media Literacy In The Mena, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020
Abeer Al-najjar. • AlNajjar, Abeer (April 29, 2020) Jordan: Corona Virus & the Media., European Journalism Observatory., May 2020
Abeer Al-najjar. Jordan: Coronavirus and the Media, European Journalism Observatory, 29 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2020
Abeer Alnajjar. “The deal of the century”: how global media silenced the Palestinians, 20 February 2020
Abeer Al-najjar. Modernization, Nation Branding and Dual Discourse on Women in the Gulf, 2019
Abeer Alnajjar. Abolish censorship and adopt critical media literacy: A proactive approach to media and youth in the Middle East, Journal Of Media Literacy Education, 30 November 2019
Abeer Alnajjar. “The American Administration & the Palestinians: Twitter, the new space for propaganda and contestation”., Journal Of Palestinian Affairs., September 2019
Abeer Al-najjar And Mohammad Ayish. Arab millennial identity in cyberspace Arab Millennials' Articulation of Identity in Cyberspace: A study of three MENA YouTubers, Arab Media & Society, 15 May 2019
Abeer Al-najjar. Bias, Ethics And Law Ethics: Principles And Practices, 29 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019
Ilhem Allagui And Abeer Al-najjar. From Women Empowerment to Nation Branding: A Case Study From the United Arab Emirates, International Journal Of Communication, 2018
Abeer Al-najjar. Language, Politics and Society in the Middle: Essays in Honour of Yasir Suleiman, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2018
Abeer Al-najjar. “Why’s this so good?” No. 100: Susan Dominus & Hana. This Unsual Look at Refgee Children Make us see them differently”, Niemanstoryboard., 19 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2016
Abeer Al-najjar. Jordan: Toward gender balance in the newsrooms, 12 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2016
Abeer Al-najjar, Alaanoud Abusalim, Maha Said, Lena Meari, Nicola Pratt, Maha Said, Lena Meari And Nicola Pratt. Framing the Female Body: Beyond Morality and Pathology?, May 2015
Abeer Al-najjar. “Media Independence: Arab Countries”., World Trends In Freedom Of Expression And Media Development Report: Regional Overview Of The Arab Region(2007-2013), May 2014
Abeer Al-najjar. Freedom on the Net: Jordan, 3 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2013
Abeer Al-najjar. "Pure Salafi Broadcasting: AL-Majd Channel"., December 2012
Ilhem Alnajjar And Abeer Alnajjar. "Framing Political Islam in the Arab Popular Culture", Middle East Journal Of Culture & Communication,, May 2011
Abeer Al-najjar. Othering the Self: Palestinians Narrating the War on Gaza, Journal Of Middle East Media., January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2010
Abeer Al-najjar. How Arab is Al Jazeera English? Comparative Study of Al Jazeera Arabic and Al- Jazeera English News channels, Global Media Journal., 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2009

Conference Presentations

First MENA Critical Media Literacy Index, World Literacy Summit, 2 April 2023
The Politics of Modern Arab Newsroom: Dynamics of Journalism Independence, Control and Reform, British Society For Middle Eastern Studies (brismes), 5 July 2022
Narrating the City of Reverence and Resistance: Jerusalem in the International News Media, June 2020
Operationalizing Media Literacy for Peace Building, Enhancing Media Literacy And Creating A Regional Media ‘comfort Zone’, 23 October 2019
“Critical Insight into Cultural Shows in Arab Satellite Television”, Iese – Institute For Epistemological Studies – (october 13, 2019), 13 October 2019
Basic Competencies for the Post truth learner, Understanding The Post-truth Society: From Fake News, Datafication, & Mass Surveillance To The Death Of Trust, 11 October 2019
The Journalism We Need in the Post Truth Society Basic Competencies for Post Truth Learner, Understanding The Post-truth Society: From Fake News, Datafication, & Mass Surveillance To The Death Of Trust, 10 October 2019
Political control in the Modern Arab Newsroom, Fifth Conference Of The International Journal Of Press/politics, 15 September 2019
Modernization, Nation Branding and Dual Discourse on Women in the Gulf, Gulf Research Meeting 2019, 15 July 2019
A case study – How is ‘migration’ covered in the media?, Media Narratives And Discursive Integration In West Asia And The Arabian Peninsula, 11 June 2019
Characteristics of ‘the media’ and ‘the public’ in WAAP, Media Narratives And Discursive Integration In West Asia And The Arabian Peninsula, 11 June 2019
Media Narratives and Public Discourse-Key findings, Annual Conference Of The Tafahum Project, 11 June 2019
UNESCO Consultation with Multi-Stakeholders from the Arab Region on Internet Universality Indicators- Tunis, Unesco Consultation With Multi-stakeholders From The Arab Region On Internet Universality Indicators- Tunis, 13 March 2018
The Role of the Arab Users in Reforming Transnational News Media, The Future Of Journalism 2017 Conference: Journalism In A Post-truth Age At Cardiff University, Cardiff- United Kingdom, September 2017
“ISIS A Brand Built by the Media”, Alarabiya English Global Discussion, 17 December 2015
“National Heroines or Women for Nation Branding: Case Studies from the Arabian Gulf”, Arab American Association Of Communication Educators Annual Meeting, 24 October 2015
“Editorial Policy and Workflow: AJA, ARA and SNA.”, International Media Management Academic Association Annual Conference- Moscow, 17 September 2015
“Old Guards and New Players: Market and Audience for Arab News Media” Hegemony or Resistance: On the Ambigious Power of Communication-, Annual Meeting Of The International Association For Media And Communication Research Annual Conference., 12 July 2015
"Can You Break Through: Women, Social Media & Social Taboos?", Unesco Emeritus Dialogue- 24th Amic Conference- 'communicating In An E-asia: Values, Technologies And Challenges, ., 10 June 2015
“ World Trends Report: Moving Forward, Media Freedom For A Better Future: Shaping The Post-2015 Development Agenda- World Press Freedom Day, 5 May 2014
“Multi-stakeholder Consultation on UNESCO’s Comprehensive Study on the Internet”, Multi-stakeholder Consultation On Unesco’s Comprehensive Study On The Internet” Media Freedom For A Better Future: Shaping The Post-2015 Development Agenda- World Press Freedom Day, 5 May 2014
“Framing and Gendering the Revolutionary Body”, Rethinking Women In Revolutions And Resistance: Lessons From The Arab World Conference- University Of Warwick, Uk, 8 July 2013

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Faculty Research Grant, AUS, June 2020 - June 2022
Grant, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung- GCC Grant, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, - October 2019
Fellowship, Visiting Scholar, Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design, - June 2019
Fellowship, Visiting Senior Fellow, London School of Economics-Middle East Center, - June 2017

Awards and Honors

Futures of Arab News, LSE MEC Academic Collaboration with Arab Universities Programme, Though facing financial and political challenges, the Arabic-language news media sphere is vibrant. Dozens of 24-hour satellite news channels compete to capture the largest share of the Arabic-speaking audience. On digital platforms, new ways to relay news and expand interaction are innovated to capture the interests of young people from Morocco to Oman. The competition is fiercest when it comes to winning the attention of youths. This project, entitled Arab News Futures, examines Arab news media’s ...
The State of Critical Media Literacy in MENA, Faculty Research Grant -American University of Sharjah, This project is designed to explore how young people in the Middle East and North Africa interact with and respond to media at a time of accelerated technological change. It focuses on measuring youngsters’ awareness of media presence and power, their selection of media messages in consumption, creation and interpretation and their awareness media production practices. In addition to investigating young people’s competencies in understanding and assessing personal, and professional ...
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung- GCC Grant, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, This workshop aims to introduce the field of media and digital literacies to school teachers in the UAE. Teachers are in close interactions with kids and can bring their attention to these risks and opportunities associated with the use of digital media. The United Arab Emirates, like other countries in the Gulf, and in MENA at large, has little formal educational resources and expertise in the area of media and digital literacies. This workshop targets government school teachers in the United Arab Emirates and aims to train ...
Gulf Research Meeting, Gulf Research Center Foundation, Women in the Arabian Gulf today, are taking central stage in representing and occasionally spearheading the ongoing process of “nation”-state-building, as well as they contribute to the dynamic reorientation of the large-scale state-modernizing projects across the Gulf. While the current advancement of women in the region is transcending beyond the existing political, professional and leadership stage of women empowerment, their symbolic presence is now rapidly moving towards new unprecedented and “unimagined” spaces, ...
Sabbatical, American University of Sharjah, As a Visiting Scholar at the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) at Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design I will be working on finalizing my book project on Modern Arab Newsrooms and two academic articles that are briefly described below. The three projects are focused on the media institutions and its particularities within the pan Arab news media, including its structure, work flow and routines, and connections with proprietor and audiences (media users)., March 2017

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