Open AccessTHE NEWS VALUES IN THE JORDANIAN PRESS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF AL RAI AND AL GHAD NEWSPAPERS
Author(s) -
Muhammad Noor Al Adwan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
humanities and social sciences reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-6518
DOI - 10.18510/hssr.2020.8476
Subject(s) - newspaper , front page , content analysis , news values , novelty , neutrality , news media , political science , front (military) , advertising , media studies , sociology , psychology , law , social science , geography , social psychology , business , meteorology
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.