AMMAN — The
Jordan Media Institute (JMI) shared in a
recent index titled “Local Media Confidence Index” that respondents, 45.6
percent, rely heavily on Facebook or other social media for news in times of
crisis, despite their shaky credibility.
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The study,
supervised by former minister of culture Bassem Tweissi, was conducted by the
JMI in cooperation with the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of
Jordan, a local media outlet reported.
The surveyed
sample consisted of 1,800 people from different governorates.
After Facebook,
in times of crisis, the public depended on TV channels (39.3 percent) for their
news, followed by online news websites (5.8 percent), according to the index.
The index found
that Jordanians highly rely on public TV channels as credible news sources.
Meanwhile, it also showed a notable decline in people’s reliance on the daily
press.
Regarding
content: 67 percent of the study sample affirmed that Jordanian media
successfully avoids hate speech, 63.3 percent affirmed that media supports
women’s issues, and 68 percent affirmed that the media respects family values.
The index stated
that almost 70 percent of the public believes local media expresses the government’s
point of view. At the same time, 66 percent believe that local media avoids
covering certain topics.
Zaid Eyadat, the
Director of the Center for Strategic Studies at the
University of Jordan, said
that the study began in June 2022 and was carried out by 100 researchers.
The index
covered public and private Jordanian media, including TV channels, daily
newspapers, radio stations, news websites, and digital platforms.
The sample
relatively reflected the population distribution, as the largest percentage of
respondents came from the capital Amman at 43.7 percent, followed by the Irbid
governorate, at 14.2 percent.
Those aged 18–34
constituted about 37.3 percent of the survey population. In terms of gender,
50.1 percent of respondents were women, and 49.9 percent were men.
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