reaction - Quantitative Content Analysis of Moroccan Public Service Television
In this paper, Dr. Bouziane analyzes content from the two main television channels in Morocco, Al Oula and 2M to assess their public service obligations, which are to “increase the percentage of development-oriented prgrams and grant an important portion of their programs to national productions”. Bouziane starts the article by reiterating that one of the main reasons television ownership is monopolized by the Moroccan government because it is an instrument for them to further their power, since it is one of the two media in Morocco (the other being radio) that can reach everyone regardless of class/education. Bouziane also explains how the government has imposed a public service function for television, which he evaluates through the following criteria: availability of signal, encouraging diversity and catering to different interests, provision for minorities, serving the public sphere, educating the public, maintaining an independent structure, the prioritizati