Source: Angela Powers, 785-532-3963, apowers@k-state.edu
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News release prepared by: Greg Tammen, 785-532-2535, gtammen@k-state.edu

Friday, April 22, 2011

JOURNALISM SCHOOL DIRECTOR HELPING GUIDE EGYPTIAN, MIDDLE EASTERN 1xbet online games login FOR NEW TOMORROW

MANHATTAN -- More than political freedom is at stake in the Middle East revolutions. Also on the line is freedom of the press and freedom of speech, according to Angela Powers, director of Kansas State University's A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

&1xbet online games login ;All eyes are on the Middle East,&1xbet online games login ; Powers said. &1xbet online games login ;So as changes come about, it's important to have accurate information. For Egypt and other countries in the region, objectivity and free speech are new entities.&1xbet online games login ;

Powers' research is focused on how news content changes in emerging democracies, comparing developments in Egypt today to developments in the 1990s in Lithuania, where she was a Fulbright Scholar. Powers is currently a research fellow at the 1xbet online games login Management and Transformation Center at Jonkoping University in Sweden. The center is considered a world leader in 1xbet online games login management and economics. As part of the appointment, Powers is also returning to Lithuania to lecture on business models in 1xbet online games login .

In 2010 Powers went to Egypt to work with media professionals promoting transparency in management. &1xbet online games login ;We had no idea the revolution was about to take place,&1xbet online games login ; she said.

Now as Egyptian 1xbet online games login transitions to privatization, many outlets are looking for guidance on new procedures like advertising and subscription pricing.

&1xbet online games login ;Some of what we consider as basics and have been studied since the 1950s in our country are just being introduced in these regions,&1xbet online games login ; Powers said.

For example, Al-Ahram, Egypt's largest newspaper, employs more than 10,000 people in one city -- a number significantly higher than the largest papers in the U.S. If Al-Ahram wants to compete, it has to reduce its operational costs, she said.

&1xbet online games login ;Mubarak is gone but the people who have controlled the newspapers for years are still in charge, so change has been marginal,&1xbet online games login ; Powers said. &1xbet online games login ;But reporters say they're using sources and covering issues as never before, and they don't want to regress.&1xbet online games login ;

Powers is also researching 1xbet online games login business models in a digital world. For example, the New York Times has begun charging for online usage and other 1xbet online games login are also looking for new revenue streams, she said.

&1xbet online games login ;Research indicates youths get more than 70 percent of their news through social media and for free,&1xbet online games login ; she said. &1xbet online games login ;That's challenging business models and forcing firms to adapt to these new consumer attitudes about online media. It's an incredible change for businesses.

&1xbet online games login ;I'm very positive it's going to work out,&1xbet online games login ; Powers said. &1xbet online games login ;We're in a period of transition and there's a great deal of experimenting going on.&1xbet online games login ;

Powers has been teaching and researching 1xbet online games login management for 25 years. A research paper she wrote was accepted for presentation at International Communication Association this spring.