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<jats:sec><jats:label /><jats:p>This is an exploratory study that aims to answer the question of whether and to what extent regional media are influential in shaping political awareness and its role in influencing public opinion, especially that of young people. We examined regional media in Egypt, more precisely in the Suez Canal Region. To ensure the validity of our results, we deployed a number of different data collection methods: the collection, analysis, and integration of quantitative and qualitative research. The results reveal that regional media have the potential to contribute effectively in raising youths' political awareness of the public policy‐making process. The recommendations specified are the elimination of red tape, governmental bureaucracy, and centralization in the management of regional radio and television is required; also necessary are financial independence and the restructuring of the organizational hierarchy of all state‐run regional media.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Related Articles</jats:title><jats:p>Antwi‐Boateng, Osman. 2015. “No Spring in Africa: How Sub‐Saharan Africa has Avoided the Arab Spring Phenomenon.” <jats:italic>Politics & Policy</jats:italic> 43 (5): 754‐784. <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12129">https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12129</jats:ext-link></jats:p><jats:p>Khodr, Hiba, and Isabella Ruble. 2013. “Energy Policies and Domestic Politics in the MENA Region in the Aftermath of the Arab Upheavals: The Cases of Lebanon, Libya, and KSA.” <jats:italic>Politics & Policy</jats:italic> 41 (5): 656‐689. <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12033.x">http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12033.x</jats:ext-link></jats:p><jats:p>Sarquís, David J. 2012. “Democratization after the Arab Spring: The Case of Egypt's Political Transition.” <jats:italic>Politics & Policy</jats:italic> 40 (5): 871‐903. <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2012.00381.x">https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2012.00381.x</jats:ext-link></jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Related Media</jats:title><jats:p>Bonney, Victoria. 2018. “How Social Media is Shaping our Political Future.” <jats:italic>TEDx Talks</jats:italic>. <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kd99IIWJUw&t=34s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kd99IIWJUw&t=34s</jats:ext-link></jats:p><jats:p>Painter, David. 2014. “Social Media and Political Campaigns – Youth Voting; Positive Messaging.” <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxE2OGYhVvo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxE2OGYhVvo</jats:ext-link></jats:p></jats:sec>