The Extent to which Jordanians Rely on Satirical Political Television Programs to Shape their Political Awareness

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v52i6.7304

Keywords:

Satirical Political Programs, Reliance on the Media, New Media.

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to identify the extent to which Jordanians rely on satirical political television programs in shaping their political awareness to achieve the purpose of the study, the theory of dependence on the media was used.

Methodology: This study is one of the descriptive research through the survey methodology on a deliberate sample of (400) Jordanians, (244) individuals were recovered from those who met the conditions of the study.

Results:  The most important results of the study concluded that the study sample relies on satirical Arab political programs in shaping their political awareness to a medium degree and by 57.7%. The most prominent features of satirical political programs that Jordanians relied on are their treatment of issues in a comical manner and that the most watched programs is the Al-Sulait news program, and it was found that there are cognitive, emotional and behavioral effects to a moderate degree in shaping political awareness among Jordanians.

Conclusion: The study recommends the importance of following up on satirical political programs because of their role in shaping political awareness.

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2025-06-01

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Al olaimat, F., & Samhan, S. R. (2025). The Extent to which Jordanians Rely on Satirical Political Television Programs to Shape their Political Awareness. Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, 52(6), 7304. https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v52i6.7304

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Mass Communication
Received 2024-03-31
Accepted 2024-07-22
Published 2025-06-01