The Khiabany(2016) that point to point out the ties. the way the media is controlled by the private ownership and government, ruling elites. As Khiabany nted out facts and evidence about the major arabic channels and their fast expansion. For example, MTV news station which is owned by Al Mur family, as this family is known that belongs to different group.
Militainment refer to how the media portrays an image of war for citzens in a simple way and entertaining. As if to normalize it , when in fact actual war is not close to how it is portrayed in the media. though video games, tv shows and movies as well as news articles. one example is Americas army.
Khiabany, G. (2016). The Middle East. The-Middle-East-Khiabany.pdf
Andersen, R., and Mirrlees, T. (2014). Introduction: Media, Technology, and the Culture of Militarism.
Media and People 