ATTITUDES OF ALGERIAN JOURNALISTS TOWARDS NEWS PROGRAMMES ON AL JAZEERA: A FIELD STUDY

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Chibani Rabah

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the attitudes of Algerian journalists towards Al Jazeera's news programmes, which have become a major media phenomenon in the Algerian, Arab, and global media landscape due to the topics they cover and the taboos they have broken compared to the official Arab media.


The researcher used a questionnaire to study 71 Algerian journalists through a purposive sample, as there is no clear catalogue of the number of Algerian journalists.


The study found that both male (43) and female (22) Algerian journalists watch Al Jazeera's news programmes. Additionally, the majority of Al Jazeera's viewers have an intermediate or higher level of education. Media professionals' attitudes towards Al Jazeera's programmes range from viewing it as a professional institution to viewing it from the angle of ideological newsmaking.

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