Professionalism in Al-Jazeera and Alarabiya Coverages of Jordan's News during the Crises of Neighboring Countries

Abstract

This descriptive and analytical study aimed to identify the level of application of professional standards in Aljazeera and Alarabiya’s coverages of Jordan’s news during the crises of neighboring countries. The researcher used the questionnaire as a tool to collect data from a sample of 100 Jordanian journalists. The results of the study found that the overall rate of news from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Arab satellite channels during the crisis period in neighboring countries was (3.14), with a standard deviation of (1.809), which is at the average level.,. The attitudes of Jordanian journalists were moderate towards the professionalism of Al-Jazeera and AlarabiyaAlarabiya channels in covering Jordan's news during the crises of neighboring countries, with a mean ranging between (3.01) and (3.32). The study revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between the attitudes of Jordanian journalists towards the news related to Jordan transmitted by Aljazeera and AlarabiyaAlarabiya during crises in the countries neighboring Jordan, which indicates that Jordanian journalists have similar visions and ideological orientations.