Arab Media Systems e book

The first elected legislative council was established in June 1938—with 150 voting members from elite families—for the purpose of advising the ruler on such matters as the creation of the economic and educational systems and the taxation system as well as the drafting of the first constitution. [...] Kuwait is specific in the Arab region because of the participatory style of governing between the ruling family and the people, and it was among the first to draft a constitution and form an elected parliament, which it did in 1962. [...] Official broadcasting started on 15 November 1961, and Kuwait TV became one of the earliest television stations broadcasting in the Arab world after the emergence of television in Lebanon, Iraq, and Egypt and was the first and only broadcast operator in the Gulf region. [...] The main objective of this campaign was to call for participation in support of the government and the sovereignty of the constitution. [...] This active political sphere in Kuwait and the challenging relationship between Kuwaitis and their government have influenced the status of the media in the country.