Online Newspapers in the Middle East and Cyberbullying Coverage

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source of Publication

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

Publication Date

1-1-2025

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.

ISBN

[9783032004499]

ISSN

2367-3370

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland

Volume

1575 LNNS

First Page

503

Last Page

512

Disciplines

Communication

Keywords

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

Scopus ID

105013021013

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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