Just one example suffices here to corroborate our approach of cautious optimism with regard to the immediate future of the media in the Arab world. Our study confirmed that even though the region’s print media had to go through significant structural changes in these trying times, it has weathered the storm much better than other markets, with the overall daily circulation and the number of titles continuing to rise. The new media laws that came into being in several countries have helped this growth considerably. Even print revenues in the region have proved more stable and resilient than most other.
