The Kingdom of Morocco is located on the west coast of Northern Africa in a mountainous area known as the Arab West. It has a population of about 32.6 million people and the most practiced religion is Islam. The political system in Morocco is a constitutional monarchy consisting of a king who holds most of the power and a bicameral parliament. The government owns the radio and television in Morocco. In addition, Moroccan citizens have access to over 2,000 Moroccan and foreign publications. The newspaper was the first major news publication in the country. Since the rise of the Internet, daily news is able to updated on the websites and many people follow it there. The journalists in Morocco are technically allowed to practice self-censorship meaning they have the freedom to report what they want to. However, this is only tentative though, because in the past it has been rule of thumb to avoid covering controversial political and social issues.
Egypt is located on the edge of Northeast Africa and is the world’s largest Arab nation. The population consists of around 83.9 million people and the most practiced religion is also Islam. The Egyptian government is a republic, which is considered a representative democracy so the elected officials make the decisions instead of the citizens. Egypt is a major source for media in its Arab-speaking region because of the huge population and the independence from the government. Many people read their press and the TV industry supplies a lot of material for that region of the world. In Egypt, the most popular way to get news is through the television. Cairo, Egypt is the popular television hub among the Arab countries because of its use of satellite television. In the Egyptian constitution, it states that the freedom of the media is guaranteed, however this is not carried out the way it would seem. There are many laws and problems against this and the people are far from having freedom of the media.
Sources: http://www.mongabay.com/reference/new_profiles/295mo.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14123019
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313373
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