Abstract
Several legal mechanisms regulate and influence domestic business journalism in the United Arab Emirates and encourage it to conform within a Loyalist Press environment. These include Article 81 in Federal Law 15 of 1980 (Concerning Publications and Publishing) directly addressing business coverage, and portions of Federal Law 3 of 1987 (Concerning the Penal Code) that broadly define defamation. Another significant law, Federal Decree-Law 5 of 2012 (On Combating Cybercrimes), established a number of potential limitations on journalistic digital media use and content. Domestic business journalism also contends with a low number of publicly traded firms – hence there is little systematically disclosed financial data – and a region-wide tradition of discretion in business matters.
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