Thinking on Afghan Media and Future

Abstract

Afghanistan, with its cultural and historical background is an interesting country to explore. Regarding the communicative value of the country in the 21st century, it may be not too early to predict that it’s going to be one of the leading countries due to its geographical position and journalistic orientations. This paper questions the revival of journalism in Afghanistan and how the communication dynamics work within the country as well as the region itself.
On one hand, Afghanistan is experiencing democracy in the new era and on the other hand ‘Islam’, force Afghanistan to search for better tools of communication to reach more audience and to have a better and effective impact on the audience. Regarding the tendencies of the 60’s 70’s rejecting the revival of radio and television and wider use of newspapers, nowadays, this traditional concept is collaborating with the dissemination of innovations, accepting and frequently using the main media as well as the new media. This paper seeks the answers to the questions how the representation of Islam in the New Media occur in the context of Afghanistan and what is the audience reaction to this kind of representation.