Online Newspapers in the Middle East and Cyberbullying Coverage

  • Khalaf Tahat
  • , Mokhtar Elareshi
  • , Hamza Saad
  • , Mohammad Habes
  • , Abdulkrim Ziani
  • , Hatem Alsridi

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

News media plays a crucial role in societal change. This study examined how online newspapers in Jordan deals with cyberbullying. It aims to understand how such newspapers framed and presented news on its coverage. Using a content analysis method, 139 online articles from two main Jordanian newspapers (Al-Rai, Al-Ghad). The findings show that government officials emerged as pivotal sources for conveying our concern. Regular citizens were the primary recipients of cyberbullying incidents recounted within the published narratives. Newspapers strongly preferred employing the awareness framework, particularly the domains of prevention and intervention. More noteworthy disparities between these newspapers about the sources addressing cyberbullying. Overall, the study recommends that the press ramps up efforts in fostering awareness about the perils of bullying and its adverse societal implications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIoT and Digital Transformation
Subtitle of host publicationInnovating Business Models for the Connected World, ICBT 2024
EditorsBahaaeddin Alareeni, Allam Hamdan
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages503-512
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783032004499
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Business and Technology, ICBT 2024 - Oxford, United Kingdom
Duration: Nov 21 2024Nov 22 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume1575 LNNS
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Business and Technology, ICBT 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityOxford
Period11/21/2411/22/24

Keywords

  • Content analysis
  • Cyberbullying
  • Framing theory
  • Jordan
  • Online newspapers
  • Societal change

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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