Through The Looking-Glass: The Representation of Jordan and Portugal in Online-Media of Both Countries

Mushira Nasrallah  Alzyod; João  Canavilhas

doi:10.35516/hum.v51i6.3641

Authors

Mushira Nasrallah Alzyod Department of Communication Sciences, Santiago de Compostela University (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9138-266X
João Canavilhas Department of Communication, Philosophy and Politics, Labcom, University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2394-5264

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i6.3641

Keywords:

Agenda, Online-media, Middle East, Jordan, Portugal

Abstract

Objectives: This article examines the media coverage in Jordan and Portugal about each other over four years (2018-21) to find out what are the subjects that the media of each country focus on, the most published stories, and the sources of these stories.

Methods: A descriptive analysis method was used to evaluate 628 stories published in three online news outlets of both countries.

Results: The study found that the Jordanian media published more stories about Portugal than the Portuguese media and the Jordanian media focused on sports subjects, especially football. On the other side, the Portuguese media focused on political subjects, but news about the Middle East referred to Jordan more than news related to Jordan, in particular. The dispute within the Jordanian royal family received the attention of the Portuguese press in its coverage of news from inside Jordan. In both countries, news agencies are the first source of stories.

Conclusions: The results showed that the Jordanian media focused heavily on sports news related to the Portuguese national team and the player Cristiano Ronaldo, while political, economic, and even health news during the Covid-19 epidemic were few compared to sports. The Portuguese media focused more on political news than others, and the news related to the Middle East referred to Jordan more than the news about Jordan in particular, and this is linked to Jordan’s geographical location as a country located in the Middle East that shares its history and borders with Iraq, Syria, and Palestine.

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