Comments on: Saudi Youth Upbeat, Confident http://xrdarabia.org/2010/03/11/saudi-youth-upbeat-confident/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Fri, 25 May 2012 21:12:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chiara http://xrdarabia.org/2010/03/11/saudi-youth-upbeat-confident/comment-page-1/#comment-29241 Chiara Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:03:22 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9906#comment-29241 An interesting survey in its entirety. Yes the title buries the lead, but the subtitle gives it. I guess the journalistic adage "if it bleeds it leads" applies to bleeding money too. I agree that evidence-based understanding of a group, like Saudi Arab youth, gives a better portrait than stereotypes and extremes. Using a variety of qualitative-quantitative methods would give the most complete picture. An interesting survey in its entirety. Yes the title buries the lead, but the subtitle gives it. I guess the journalistic adage “if it bleeds it leads” applies to bleeding money too.

I agree that evidence-based understanding of a group, like Saudi Arab youth, gives a better portrait than stereotypes and extremes. Using a variety of qualitative-quantitative methods would give the most complete picture.

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