Daily Reports
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Daily Newspapers' Coverage of Strike: Balance Tilting in Favor of Government
AKEED -- Al Rai, Al Dustour, and Al Anbat on Thursday morning, 31 May 2018, replaced the strike, which was staged by public figures and associations, with the word protest activities. The newspapers factually covered the event, which the Council of A...
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Government Leaks to Media, Social Media Platforms To Counter Strike
AKEED -- The government leaked instructions and information to media outlets and social media platforms to counter the strike that was called by the Jordanian professional associations on Wednesday, 30 May 2018, in protest against the new income tax ...
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Amman 'Most Expensive Arab City'…Old Story Revived by German TV Report
AKEED, Anwar Ziadat On Saturday-Sunday, 26-27 May, at least 20 news websites ran a story, saying that Amman is the most expensive Arab city and has advanced ranking among world capitals under slightly different headlines. This is a repeat of a sto...
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MP Khoury's 'Tweet' in Media…Between 'Misunderstanding' and 'Sectarian' Rhetoric
AKEED, Lana Kazkaz Mainstream media and social media websites carried a tweet posted by Jordanian MP Tarek Khoury on his personal page on Twitter in the wake of clashes in Palestine on 15 May 2018 on the 70th anniversary of the Nakba. Khourys twee...
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'Discrimination,' 'Hate' in Statements, Comments on JEA Elections
AKEED -- The results of the elections of the Jordan Engineers Association (JEA), which took place on Friday, 4 May 2018, and in which the Islamic movement has been dislodged after maintaining a grip on its seats for 26 years, have stirred up a debate...
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120 Piasters Increase in Prices of Gasoline Since Beginning of Year
AKEED, Lana Kazkaz As the fuel pricing committee makes new decisions every month, people talk in the media and on social media platforms about whether the new prices of oil derivatives reflect international oil prices, when they go up or down. The...
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Buyer of License Plate Number 77-7…Mistakes in Media and Hate Speech on Social Media Platforms
AKEED, Anwar ZiadatThe Drivers and Motor Vehicles Licensing Department, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, organized an auction to sell 15 unique vehicle license plate numbers on Wednesday, 24 January 2018. Local media outlets reported ext...
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Which Piece Has Greater Newsworthiness: Paying Cash Subsidy or Raising Prices? Has Media Peddled Raising Prices and Taxes by Promoting Cash Subsidy?
AKEED - Although increasing prices and modifying the value of the sales tax on a list of commodities was the main development last month, this has not reflected on the performance of the media, which mostly covered items related to bread subsidy and ...
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Interruption in Zain Service for 70 Minutes: Factual Report in Media Outlets
AKEED, Shadha Shamayleh and Lana KazkazDaily newspapers and other media outlets were satisfied with highlighting the press release issued by Zain Jordan to justify the sudden interruption in service on Saturday evening (13 January 2018) for 70 minute...
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Mulki"s "Bareezeh" and Value of Subsidy: Parliamentary, Government Speculation in Media
AKEED, Anwar ZiadatIt was only on 9 January 2018 that the government announced the amount of the cash subsidy it will pay to citizens in the wake of the decision to raise bread prices. On Monday, 8 January, Minister of Industry and Supply Yarub Qudah...
