Digital Media and Communication Between Civilizations - A Descriptive and Analytical Study Through a Sample of Experts and Specialists in Media

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the relationship between digital media and communication between civilizations and to know the resulting repercussions and their effects on the nature of relations between humans. The problem was identified, and several questions were asked, the most important of which are: What are the foundations of acquaintance among civilizations, and what challenges limit them? What are the implications of digital media on the effectiveness of communication between civilizations in the modern era? The study used the descriptive analytical approach to sample digital media experts. The research sample consists of experts and specialists in the media in Sudan and Al Jazeera News Network, and its number reached (90).The study reached several results, the most important of them being that digital media has implications for communication between civilizations; the existence of civilizational diversity does not necessitate a clash between civilizations, as civilizational diversity is an existential reality, while the clash of civilizations is a human product. The study also recommended the following: It is necessary to focus research efforts in the field of media and related disciplines to study the repercussions of digital media, its effects, and its roles on various aspects of social, cultural, political, and economic life. And the need for Arab and Islamic societies to rely on the media message in the digital era.