Abolish censorship and adopt critical media literacy: A proactive approach to media and youth in the Middle East
Abeer AlNajjar · DOAJ Open Access Articles
This paper challenges the dominant patronizing approach to youth and media in the Middle East and argues that the calls for censorship of youth media exposure are obsolete and counterproductive. It argues that although censorship advocates have a legitimate concern over media risks, their approaches are ineffective, short-lived and alienating, disregarding t…