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An assessment of the Egyptian government's use of public service announcements for development communication
Mass media has long been used as a tool for communicating national development. It is through the use of public service announcements (PSAs) that nations could com-municate to the masses their development goals. This study examines the use of Pub-lic service announcements by the Egyptian government...
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| description | Mass media has long been used as a tool for communicating national development. It is through the use of public service announcements (PSAs) that nations could com-municate to the masses their development goals. This study examines the use of Pub-lic service announcements by the Egyptian government in order to communicate its 2030 development goals. A content analysis of television PSAs (N=69) has been con-ducted assessing the content and context of those PSAs comparing them to the crite-ria of effective PSAs. The categories analyzed in the PSAs were PSA Approach, PSA Message, PSA Appeal, PSA Source Characteristics, Personal Relevance, Message quality, Message understandability, Motivational incentives and Messenger attributes. Following the content analysis, in depth interviews were also conducted with experts in the fields of media, communication and development to gain richer information regarding the government's use of public service announcements in Egypt. Findings from the study have shown that while the content of the PSAs analyzed matched the criteria of effective PSAs, results from the interviews have showed that PSAs still did not have the required impact. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1770 An assessment of the Egyptian government's use of public service announcements for development communication El Marsafawy, Ghada Mass media has long been used as a tool for communicating national development. It is through the use of public service announcements (PSAs) that nations could com-municate to the masses their development goals. This study examines the use of Pub-lic service announcements by the Egyptian government in order to communicate its 2030 development goals. A content analysis of television PSAs (N=69) has been con-ducted assessing the content and context of those PSAs comparing them to the crite-ria of effective PSAs. The categories analyzed in the PSAs were PSA Approach, PSA Message, PSA Appeal, PSA Source Characteristics, Personal Relevance, Message quality, Message understandability, Motivational incentives and Messenger attributes. Following the content analysis, in depth interviews were also conducted with experts in the fields of media, communication and development to gain richer information regarding the government's use of public service announcements in Egypt. Findings from the study have shown that while the content of the PSAs analyzed matched the criteria of effective PSAs, results from the interviews have showed that PSAs still did not have the required impact. 2019-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/771 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1770/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Development communication Public service announcements NA NA |
| spellingShingle | Development communication Public service announcements NA NA El Marsafawy, Ghada An assessment of the Egyptian government's use of public service announcements for development communication |
| title | An assessment of the Egyptian government's use of public service announcements for development communication |
| title_full | An assessment of the Egyptian government's use of public service announcements for development communication |
| title_fullStr | An assessment of the Egyptian government's use of public service announcements for development communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | An assessment of the Egyptian government's use of public service announcements for development communication |
| title_short | An assessment of the Egyptian government's use of public service announcements for development communication |
| title_sort | assessment of the egyptian government s use of public service announcements for development communication |
| topic | Development communication Public service announcements NA NA |
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