64. Name: Mikhled Khalaf Alnawafa’a Title: Attitudes of Jordanian Audience towards Issues of Terrorism Broadcast by Al Jazeera and Al Arabia Satellite News Channels: A Field study Institution: Middle East University Country: Jordon Date: 2010 Language: Arabic Abstract: This study aims to identify the attitudes of Jordanian audience towards the issues of terrorism broadcast by Aljazeera and Al Arabiya news channels. It investigates the correlation between the awareness of Jordanian audience regarding the phenomenon of terrorism and its various dimensions with demographic variables. The study employed a descriptive approach, using questionnaire to collect the required data. The research sample consists of 883 topics, which were analyzed statistically. The findings showed that the attitudes of Jordanian audience towards the issues of terrorism broadcast by Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya satellite channels were of an average. The study also revealed that the audience did not take everything they watched on these two channels for granted. They referred their awareness mainly for good judgment. The data analysis indicated a statistical significance when it comes to comparing the attitudes of Jordanian audience towards the coverage of terrorism issues between Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya news channels. This significant difference is clearly in favor of Al Jazeera, probably due to the attractive news stories, the types of scoops and the professional techniques used in news coverage.
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