Specialized Reports
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569 rumors in Jordan in 2020, 31% concerning health sector
Akeed Aya Alkhwaldeh and Dana Al Emam In 2020, the Jordan Media Credibility Monitor Akeed tracked a total of 569 rumors relating to various issues and incidents, at an average of 47.4 rumors per month. This represents a significant increase in co...
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Professional violations by Jordanian TV Presenters
Akeed Platform - Majdi Goussous - Local TV broadcasters are the first building block in building - or destroying - trust between the public and media, as a result of repeated mistakes and negative, unprofessional messages. Repeated mistakes made b...
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Inaccurate articles about a book predicting a biological catastrophe in 2020
Dana Al Emam and Majdi Goussous Akeed Arab media reported that a British scientist and astrophysicist predicted 17 years ago that a biological catastrophe would kill a million people in 2020. However, Akeed found these claims to be misleadin...
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Misinformation about coronavirus as ‘a conspiracy to inject surveillance microchips’
Akeed - Dana Al Emam Social media users on several platforms have been circulating a video clip which claims that the coronavirus pandemic is a conspiracy to insert microchips into the bodies of patients, in order to collect private information ab...
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Teachers’ Strike: 47% of Arab and International Coverage Biased towards Teachers, Only 3% in Favor of Government
Akeed Rasha Salameh, Aya Khawaldeh, Tamara Maabreh A survey of 20 Arab, regional, and international Arabic language media outlets showed that 47.63% of coverage of teachers strike was slanted towards the Jordanian Teachers Syndicate (JTS) against 3...
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Media Reposting of Old Photos and Videos - Ethical & Professional Violation
Akeed Tamara Maabreh Local media reposted 12 old photos and video clips to report on recent news between August 1st and September 22nd, Jordan Media Monitor, Akeed, said in a report. Following is a list of old photos and video clips that were...
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“The Economist” Report on Jordan: Lower Level of Professionalism…more Mistakes
Akeed Rasha Salameh A report on Jordan, which appeared in the June edition of the leading English magazine The Economist lacks professionalism and is factually flawed, an analysis by Jordan Media Credibility Monitor, Akeed, found. The report, tit...
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Russian Embassy Criticizes “The Jordan Times” JT Responds
Akeed Rasha Salameh The Russian Embassy in Amman issued a statement in which it criticized The Jordan Times newspaper, saying the newspaper periodically publishes on its pages articles which represent biased, negative and one-sided image of t...
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Native Advertising Confuses Readers "Akeed" Proposes Best Practice
Akeed Rasha Salameh - Native advertising continues to be a source of confusion for readers of online Jordanian newspapers and other credible websites. The term refers to ads produced by advertisers and designed to look like an independent news sto...
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Official Opening of “Ramon” Airport in “Eilat”: Minimal Local Media Coverage against Intensive International Coverage
Akeed Rasha Salameh News of the official opening of Ramon Airport in Eilat by Israeli Prime Minister Ben Yameen Netanayho captured wide media attention, with more than 133 news items covering the story. These included 42 local reports and 91 arti...
