Caricature of media influence in Saudi Arabia
Self-explanatory cartoon by Saudi caricaturist Rabeea, about the role of mainstream media in shaping and manipulating citizen’s stands, leaving nothing for common sense. The wearied thing is the fact he has chosen an old radio and recording device in a 2011 caricature, even though the Saudi market is one of the fastest in marketing high tech. media appliances.
The Cassette introduced in the seventies was one of the most difficult ways to monitor the promoters of extremism. The cassette was cheap, easy to copy and distribute and hard to trace.