Faculty Members’ Views on Digital Journalism as a Source of Information: Educational Issues Perspective

Authors

  • Zuhair Yaseen Tahat

    Department of Journalism, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
  • Islam Habis Mohammad Hatamleh

    Department of Media and Communication Technology, Faculty of Arts and Languages, Jadara University, Irbid 21110, Jordan
  • Nadia Mosa Diab

    Language Center, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
  • Thouraya Snoussi

    Department of Mass Communication, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
  • Omer Jawad Abduljabbar

    Department of Mass Communication, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
  • Obaidah Ali Alrababah

    Department of Journalism and Digital Media, Faculty of Mass Communication, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan
  • Farhan Al Olaimat

    Public Relations and Advertising Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
  • Mohammed Habes

    Radio & TV Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i2.8094
Received: 2 November 2024 | Revised: 29 December 2024 | Accepted: 31 December 2024 | Published Online: 20 January 2025

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the extent to which faculty members at University at the Emirates and Jordan rely on digital journalism as a source of information related to educational issues. The study was conducted using a questionnaire methodology distributed to a sample of 100 Academics in the Emirates and Jordan. The results showed that the majority of faculty members included in the study rely heavily on digital journalism as a primary source of information related to educational issues. More than 75% of the participants indicated that they regularly use digital journalism to obtain the latest news and developments in the field of education, whether locally or globally. In addition, the study showed that reliance on digital journalism has a positive impact on the performance of faculty members in both teaching and research. 65% of the respondents indicated that they use information derived from digital journalism to update their lectures and develop curricula. The study also found that there were no statistically significant differences (α=0.05) attributed to the effect of the gender variable in all dimensions (cognitive effects, affective effects, and behavioral effects) and the total score. This study provides a comprehensive examination of the intersection between digital journalism and educational issues in the context of faculty members, which represents a pioneering contribution to the field of media studies in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Keywords:

Education Issues; Digital Journalism; Jordan; Faculty Members; Information Credibility; Impact of Technology

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Tahat, Z. Y., Mohammad Hatamleh, I. H., Diab, N. M., Snoussi, T., Abduljabbar, O. J., Alrababah, O. A., Al Olaimat, F., & Habes, M. (2025). Faculty Members’ Views on Digital Journalism as a Source of Information: Educational Issues Perspective. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 7(2), 104–116. https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i2.8094

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