Frameworks for the Jordanian daily newspapers' treatment of the Jordanian-Gulf relations

Al-Hailat, Khaled; Al-Sardi, Rahaf Tayseer

doi:10.21608/ejsc.2023.314872

Frameworks for the Jordanian daily newspapers' treatment of the Jordanian-Gulf relations

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism, Faculty of Mass Communication, Yarmouk University

² Researcher at the Faculty of Mass Communication, Yarmouk University

10.21608/ejsc.2023.314872

Abstract

This study aimed to know the level of interest of the Jordanian daily newspapers in issues of Jordanian-Gulf relations، the volume and nature of the published materials، the degree of highlighting the issues، the patterns of coverage used، the sources of coverage of the issues of the Jordanian-Gulf relations، and the journalistic frameworks in which the issues of the Jordanian-Gulf relations were addressed.
The study was based on the theory of journalistic frameworks، and the study belongs to descriptive analytical studies، where the survey research methodology was relied upon using the content analysis tool. (24) a number; The time frame for the study was from 01/06/2022 to 31/12/2022. The study reached the following results:

The interest of the study and its focus on the topics of the Jordanian-Gulf relations in high percentages, as it reached (70) topics in Al-Dustour newspaper, with a percentage of (56.5%) out of the total topics purchased by the two newspapers, amounting to (124) topics, while it reached (54) topics in Al-Ghad newspaper, with a percentage of ( 43.5%).
The study focused on the (economic) subject at a rate of (25.9%) for Al-Ghad newspaper and (25.7%) for Al-Dustour newspaper out of the total sample of the study، followed by the (political) subject with a percentage of (20.4%) for Al-Ghad newspaper and with (21.4%) of the total The study sample.

3.The study newspapers used the journalistic frameworks (the general framework)، followed by (the economic results framework)During its treatment of issues of Jordanian-Gulf relations.
4.The Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia)، which the study newspapers focused on، came first in Al-Ghad newspaper with a rate of (27.8%)، while it came in Al-Dustour newspaper with a rate of (28.6%).

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