American University in Cairo AUC Knowledge Fountain Theses and Dissertations 6-1-2015 Need for cognition and rumour theory in post-revolutionary Egypt Lina Ashour Follow this and additional works at: https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds Recommended Citation APA Citation Ashour, L. (2015).Need for cognition and rumour theory in post-revolutionary Egypt [Master’s thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain. https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/55 MLA Citation Ashour, Lina. Need for cognition and rumour theory in post-revolutionary Egypt. 2015. American University in Cairo, Master's thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain. https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/55 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by AUC Knowledge Fountain. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of AUC Knowledge Fountain. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. NEED FOR COGNITION AND RUMOUR THEORY IN POST-‐REVOLUTIONARY EGYPT The American University in Cairo The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy NEED FOR COGNITION ND A RUMOUR THEORY POST IN -‐REVOLUTIONARY EGYPT Lina M. Ashour A Thesis Submitted to The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts May, 2015 1 NEED FOR COGNITION AND RUMOUR THEORY IN POST-‐REVOLUTIONARY EGYPT Table of Contents I. Abstract...............................................................................................................................................