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THE NEWS VALUES IN THE JORDANIAN PRESS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF AL RAI AND AL GHAD NEWSPAPERS
Corresponding Author(s) : Muhammad Noor Al Adwan
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 8 No. 4 (2020): July
Abstract
Purpose: The study aims to identify the news values of the news published on the front pages of the Jordanian press. And also explore the news frameworks, trends, and the types of news that are published by the Jordanian press.
Methodology: Data were collected by conducting à content analysis of the two major Jordanian newspapers namely Al Rai and Al Ghad.
Main Findings: Results show that 64.3% of the contents of Al Rai newspaper reflects the attitudes of the individuals, coalitions and political parties of Jordan. On the contrary, only 35.7% of the content of Al Ghad newspaper reflects the same. The results further show that Al Ghad newspaper includes 60% of their news and reports on its front page compared to Al Rai’s 40%. Moreover, it is observed that Al Ghad newspaper enjoys more freedom with 60% neutrality in news publications than Al Rai newspaper which possesses 40% neutrality.
Application of Study: The current study can help to realize the judgments that journalists make when they select news.
Novelty/Originality: This examination attempts to investigate the most unmistakable news esteems on the front pages of Al Ghad and Al Rai papers just as recognize the contrasts between them as far as the kinds of the news, the sources, and the method for showing them.
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- Akkak, F. (2012). News values in the private Algerian Newspapers. A published PhD thesis. Algeria University 3, ALgeria.
- Ahmad, I., Sahar. (2019). Waste Management Analysis from Economic Environment Sustainability Perspective. International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research 8(12), 1540-1543.
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Ahmad, I., Sahar. (2019). Waste Management Analysis from Economic Environment Sustainability Perspective. International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research 8(12), 1540-1543.
Alazazmah, I. (2012). News values in Jordanian Al Ghad Newspaper: An analytical study of the front page. A master’s dissertation. Middle East University, Amman, Jordan.
Chu, D. (2012). Interpreting news values in j-blogs: Case studies of journalist bloggers in post- 1997, Hong Kong. Journalism, 13, p. 371-387. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884911421576 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884911421576
Donsbach, W. (2004). Psychology of News Decisions: Factors behind Journalists’ Professional Behavior. Journalism, 5 (2): 131–157. https://doi.org/10.1177/146488490452002 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/146488490452002
Galtung, J., & Ruge, M. H. (1965). The structure of foreign news: The presentation of the Congo, Cuba and Cyprus crises in four Norwegian newspapers. Journal of peace research, 2(1), 64-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/002234336500200104 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/002234336500200104
Hadif, N. (2014). The effect of the electronic information sources in employing the news values among Algerian journalists. Alhikmah Journal, V-26, p.305.
Hall, S. (1973). The Determination of News Photographs. In The Manufacture of News: Deviance. Social Problems and Mass Media, edited by S. Cohen and J. Young, 226–243. London. UK.
Harcup, T., & O'neill, D. (2001). What is news? Galtung and Ruge revisited. Journalism studies, 2(2), 261-280. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616700118449 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14616700118449
Herman, E. S., and Chomsky, N. (1988). Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. London, UK.
Issa, I. (2006). The news process in the independent Egyptian Press – An application study on the news of Alwatani Nabaa, Alesbou’, and Sout Alummah. A PhD thesis. Alzaqaziq University, Cairo. Egypt.
Jawad, A. (2001). The art of writing the news – A comprehensive presentation of the newspapers templates and methods of current editing. Dar Mejdalawi. Amman. Jordan.
Kvalheim, N. (2020). News behind the wall: An analysis of the relationship between the implementation of a paywall and news values. Nordicom Review, 34(s1), 25-42. https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2013-0102 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2013-0102
Lippmen, W (1922). Public Opinion. Macmillan: New York, USA.
Nahi, S. (2005). Arabic Channels and news values according the measurements of the Western media. Araa’ Journal. V-13.
Satour, M. M. (2007). The Linguistic, Cultural and Social Challenges in the Arab World at Present and in the Future. The First International Scientific Conference for Arts and Humanties Faculty’s Knowledge Community, Muscat. Oman.
Schultz, Ida. (2007). The Journalistic Gut Feeling. Journalism Practice, 1(2), pp.190–207. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512780701275507 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17512780701275507
Shim, J. C., Jung, W. K & Kim, K. S. (2011). A Comparative Analysis on News Values: Comparing Coverage of Education in South Korea and the United States. Korean Social Science Journalism, 38 (1), 99 – 133.
Stieler, K. (1969). Zeitungslust und Nutz. Reprinted: 1969. Bremen: Carl Schunemann Verlag.
Waller, L., Dreher, T., Hess, K., McCallum, K., & Skogerbø, E. (2020). Media Hierarchies of Attention: News Values and Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Journalism Studies, 21(2), 180-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2019.1633244 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2019.1633244
Westerståhl, J., & Johansson, F. (1994). Foreign news: News values and ideologies. European Journal of Communication, 9(1), 71-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323194009001004 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323194009001004