Oct 02 2013
“Media†disappears from official royal discourse
By Daoud Kuttab
Analysts often sift through royal speeches, interviews and addresses to find trends in the Kingdom’s senior leadership direction. However, sometimes one must focus on the phrases and themes that are not mentioned in these texts.
Technological development has enabled in-depth, high-speed access to check how often specific words or phrases are used in certain texts.
In the last few months, King Abdullah II issued a fourth discussion paper, held a meeting with the Chinese News Agency’s editorial board, published an article in World Policy Journal and gave a speech at the General Assembly of the United Nations. Continue Reading »