Yemeni Journalists' Attitudes Towards the Use of Robot Journalism in journalistic work and its expected challenges

Abstract

This study aims to identify Yemeni journalists' attitudes toward the use of robot journalism in journalistic work and its expected challenges. The study is descriptive in nature and employed the survey method, using a questionnaire as the data collection instrument. The sample consisted of 128 individuals.

The results showed that the majority of respondents disagreed with referring to robot journalism as "journalism," indicating that most Yemeni journalists reject the concept and do not consider it a form of journalistic work. The findings also revealed the reasons cited by respondent journalists for rejecting the use of the term journalism in reference to robot journalism. Specifically, 39.8% of respondents believe that those engage in it are not journalists, while 32% believe that it is mechanized and lacks humanization.

The findings regarding the professional dimensions of robot journalism demonstrated a high level of agreement among respondents. The statement "It relies primarily on readily available databases" ranked first, followed by the statement "Robot journalism is not capable of producing in-depth investigative journalism." In contrast, the statement "It demonstrates accuracy and objectivity in producing certain news reports and extracting facts" received a moderate level of agreement.