Professionalism in the Contents of the Jordanian Digital Journalism News: An Analytical Study of the Level of Performance Related to Professional Standards in Ammon, Saraya, and Jafra Newspapers
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https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i1.1504Keywords:
Professional standards, Jordanian digital journalism, Ammon Newspaper, Saraya Newspaper, Jafra NewspaperAbstract
Objectives: The study aims to investigate the level of adherence to professional standards in the content of Jordanian digital journalism news, represented in accuracy, credibility, objectivity, impartiality, balance, and the type of content of the news that it publishes.
Methods: The study employed a descriptive analytical approach, utilizing content analysis as a methodological tool to assess the commitment of Jordanian digital journalism to professional standards. A deliberate sample of exclusive local news from three major outlets—Saraya, Ammon, and Jafra—was chosen. Using the comprehensive enumeration method over January and February 2022, 362 news articles were analyzed based on specific indicators measuring the percentage of commitment to professionalism.
Results: The results of the study concluded that the percentage of accuracy indicators in Jordanian digital journalism was (83.1%), and the percentage of credibility indicators was (98.1%). The results indicated that the percentage of indicators measuring objectivity in Jordanian digital journalism amounted to (86.2%). The results showed that the percentage of indicators measuring neutrality in Jordanian digital journalism was (94.8%), and the percentage of indicators measuring balance in Jordanian digital journalism was recorded at (87.6%). The findings indicate that diversified news took the top spot at 40.6%, followed by political, economic, social, and sports news in descending order across the three digital journalism outlets.
Conclusions: The breach of professional standards by the communicator in the Jordanian digital journalism is attributed to the impact of several factors, including the gatekeeper's self-criteria and the policy of the media outlet that controls publication.
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Accepted 2023-03-08
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