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مان‬ ‫عُ‬ ‫سلطنة‬ ‫تليفزيون‬ ‫يف‬ ‫العسكرية‬ ‫الربامج‬ ‫ووظائف‬ ‫خصائص‬ ‫املغاوير»‬ ‫«أبطالنا‬ ‫برنامج‬ ‫ملضمون‬ ‫تحليلية‬ ‫دراسة‬ ‫0202-1202م‬ ‫خالل‬ ‫عبدالرءوف‬ ‫محمد‬ ‫إسالم‬ ‫البلوشية‬ ‫حسن‬ ‫بن‬ ‫محمد‬ ‫بنت‬ ‫أمرية‬ ‫بوخنوفة‬ ‫عبدالوهاب‬ ‫مساعد‬ ‫أستاذ‬ ‫االجتماعية‬ ‫والعلوم‬ ‫اآلداب‬ ‫كلية‬ ‫اإلعالم،‬ ‫قسم‬ ‫قابوس‬ ‫السلطان‬ ‫جامعة‬ ‫األزهر‬ ‫جامعة‬ ‫اإلعالم،‬ ‫كلية‬ Prospects for Collective Security Cooperation in the Gulf ‫قابوس‬ ‫السلطان‬ ‫جامعة

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This study seeks to examine the most important characteristics of the content of «Abttalna Al-Maghaweer» tv program, and the most important media functions it performs. To achieve this, the study uses content analysis to collect the targeted data. It also adopts the Functional Constructivism as a theoretical framework of the study. The study found number of significant results; the most important of which is that the topics related to military information and the qualification of the armed forces members were the most frequently topics to be covered in the study sample episodes with a relatively high intensity. The resulted revealed that «Strength and Efficiency "was the highest value promoted in the content of the program. The results also showed that the program focused mainly on addressing issues related to the Governorate of Muscat, and most of the guests in the episodes are of higher military ranks. The program used both feature and variety formats with variety of technical elements in directing and shooting most of the episodes. Keywords: Military TV Shows; Oman TV; Military Media; Structural functionalism; Content analysis .
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









e.mohamed1@squ.edu.om


s128444@student.squ.edu.om



abdelouhab@squ.edu.om

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Prospects for Collecve Security Cooperaon in the Gulf
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
Sultan Qaboos University
Journal of Arts & Social Sciences
Date received: 16/01/2017
Date of acceptance: 31/12/2017
Assistant Professor
Department of Polical Science
College of Economics and Polical Science
Sultan Qaboos University
hani.adam@squ.edu.om
Hani Albasoos
Volume (9) Issue (2), August 2018
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           
 



   







Characteriscs and funcons of military TV shows in
the Sultanate of Oman: A content analysis of «Abtaluna
Almaghaweer» program during 2020 - 2021
Abstract
This study seeks to examine the most important characteriscs of the content of «Abalna Al-Maghaweer» tv
program, and the most important media funcons it performs. To achieve this, the study uses content analysis
to collect the targeted data. It also adopts the Funconal Construcvism as a theorecal framework of the study.
The study found number of signicant results; the most important of which is that the topics related to military
formaon and the qualicaon of the armed forces members were the most frequently topics to be covered in
the study sample episodes with a relavely high intensity. The resulted revealed that «Strength and Eciency»
was the highest value promoted in the content of the program. The results also showed that the program focused
mainly on addressing issues related to the Governorate of Muscat, and most of the guests in the episodes are of
higher military ranks. The program used both feature and variety formats with variety of technical elements in
direcng and shoong most of the episodes.
Keywords: Milatary TV Shows; Oman TV; Milatary Media; Structural funconalism; Content analysis.
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Eslam Abdelraouf, Abdelwahab Bokhnofa and Amira Mohamed
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
        
        
      
        


        


  
      
        
      
      
  

        
        
     

         



       
 

        


       
         
        



 
  
      


      




         





       




Structural-Funconal approach:
   Funconalism   

      


  

Units 

  Acvies    




    Funcons 
Kingsbury
& Scanzoni, 2009
    

       

    
  


Macro Lev-        
          el
Micro Level 
      
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 
       



      

         
    

  
    


       
       
       

       
 Pears      
  
Kelly
       

       
       
Roman & Buniak



Saleem & Lemieux 
       


Robinson

       
     

       
    Pineda & Jiménez-Varea
  
Aar & KingComics Marvel 


  
        

   
       
     
         

      AFRTS 
      BFBS 
       
       




  
AFN



       
 






          
       
        
       
   


    
     
 
        
      
        
       
       

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      
       
       
   
 

       
    



       
     
       
       
         

      

   



       
       

        

       




       

       


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
  

       


  
 
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 


       

        
   
    






        

      

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
 
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
        
   
   

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
      


        




       

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

       

        


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




       



        

    


        

       
       
      



   
       
        



    
        

    
        
        

      

  


    
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
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       
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      


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
  
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
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
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
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




       
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
       
        
      
*

  
      


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
 
        


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

      
       



      
         

        

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     
       
      


     
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       
       

      
      



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
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

  
        
        


        

   


     
 


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
       
         
       



   
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

       
















    


       


 

    


       
















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        

     
         

    
        

   












        
       

 
      

  
 
      

         


       

   

        
     
   



 
      

       

 
      
       
       
  

        


      
        




        









        
       
       
 
        

     
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
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
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

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




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
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
























































V. O



        
       
       
       
       

        



     
V.O 



  



       

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
      
        
         
     

   
    

       


  


         


      
       






      
  
        
  
     


     
   

       
       
   
       

    
      

       


      

  


        
    
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  
        

          
      
    



    




        



        
        

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 
 

      
       





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





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
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




       

      
       

   
      
      
   


   
         

     

      





















       


 

     



         

       
         

 
        
        
       
    


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
         
    
        
         



 




















      

     
        
         

    



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   


        


      
        
     

       
       




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


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
         


      





       


         

 
    

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    




      
   
    

    
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       
        
   
       
  









       
         
    
       
      
        
       
       
      

        
       




Laswell 
        
        


     


   
       

   


         

 


       
       



    
       

  




        


        
        



 
         
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


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       
      



     

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
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
      




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