The Role of Yemeni Satellite Channels in Shaping Yemeni Public Awareness

Abstract

The study aimed to know the role of Yemeni satellite channels in shaping 
the political awareness of the Yemeni public towards local issues and to 
know the extent to which the Yemeni public depends on these channels in 
obtaining information to satisfy their needs and build their political opinion 
towards local Yemeni issues. To achieve these goals, the researcher used the 
descriptive analytical method and the tool The questionnaire, which was 
applied to a simple random sample of the Yemeni public, consisting of (190) 
respondents of both sexes. The study reached the following most important 
results: 
1) The weak role of Yemeni satellite channels in shaping the political 
awareness of the Yemeni public, because most of them are in fact 
monopolized by the ruling elite and political parties, and thus they are media 
outlets that do not perform the positive role expected of them, and they also 
live in a crisis of control and promotion of the ruling authority. 
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2) The Yemeni public’s lack of reliance on Yemeni satellite channels as a 
source of political information and political awareness. 
3) The weak influence of Yemeni satellite channels in shaping the political 
awareness of the Yemeni public regarding local Yemeni issues. 
4) There are no statistical differences at the level of significance (0.05) 
between the answers of the sample members about the role of Yemeni 
satellite channels in shaping the political awareness of the Yemeni public 
due to demographic variables (gender, educational level)