Specialized Reports
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Discriminatory Rhetoric, Invasion of Privacy, Rumors Accompany Razzaz Government Formation
AKEED, Anwar Ziadat No sooner had the government of Dr. Omar Razzaz been announced on Thursday, 14 June 2018, than it faced a campaign of criticism on news websites and social media platforms. The criticism centered on the fact that the government...
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Aqaba Silos…Late Media Interest in Incident That Left Six Dead
AKEED, Anwar Ziadat and Lana Kazkaz Media interest in the explosion that occurred at the old grain silo building in Aqaba on Monday, 14 May 2018, was late. It specifically started with the announcement of the first death on Wednesday, 16 May. Mean...
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Discriminatory Discourse against Jordanian Women in the Coverage of Women’s Asian Cup
AKEED, Anwar Ziadat Headlines of some news websites about the participation of Jordans national team in the Womens Asian Cup included misogynist and abusive language. The comments on social media were also insulting to women. The role of media...
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Bread Prices in Arab Countries…Inaccurate Government Comparison Circulated by Media
AKEED, Osama RawajfehOn Friday evening, 26 January 2018, the Cabinet announced its decision to start implementing new bread prices as of Saturday, 27 January. It published the decision along with a list, showing bread prices in six Arab countries. Th...
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36.1% Rise in Kingdom"s Consumption of Fuel Last Year: Wrong Figure
AKEED, Aya KhawaldehOne daily newspaper and several electronic sites published a report headlined "Kingdom"s Fuel Consumption Rises by 36.1%." The report contained wrong figures about the rise in the consumption of oil derivatives in 2017, particular...
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Universal Children"s Day…Violations by Media Outlets in Covering Crimes Against Children
On the occasion of Universal Children"s Day on 20 November, which is the same date on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, AKEED ha...
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Bread Subsidy…Waves of Confusion Sweeping Across Media, Governments
AKEED, Ahmad Abu KhalilWhen we do our reports for the AKEED Monitor, we usually seek the help of the archive provided by Google, the most famous search engine on the Internet. We write key words in the search field and we get a lot of what is publish...
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Municipal and Decentralization Polls: Hasty Press Coverage at the Expense of Quality, Balance, and Accuracy
AKEED, Husam AssalMedia coverage on Election Day of municipal and decentralization polls was characterized by reporting news quickly at the expense of the standards of clarity and balance. Also, the attitudes of media outlets, specifically daily news...
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Newspaper Competitions: Ramadan Tradition Disappears This Year Due to Decline in Advertising
AKEED, Anwar ZiadatRamadan competitions have disappeared from the largest circulation local daily newspapers this year. Thus, the printed press has lost a decades-old tradition under pressure of a decline in the advertising market and development in ...
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Spoiled Chicken: Great Media Interest Interspersed With Contradiction in Figures and Bias in Favor of Producing Company
AKEED, Husam AssalThe seizure of large quantities of spoiled chicken in the governorates of Maan and Kerak has received great media attention. Websites and daily newspapers published 128 items on this issue in the period extending from 30 May, the da...
