Effectiveness of Communicator Use of Digital Applications in Electronic Newspapers: A Field Study

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Department of Journalism, Faculty of Arts, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the extent to which communication practitioners in Palestinian electronic newspapers utilize digital applications. It employed a field survey methodology and relied on a questionnaire distributed to a purposive sample of 171 communication practitioners (journalists) working in Palestinian media institutions (Al-Quds, Palestine, Al-Risala, and Al-Ayyam). The study sought to answer its research questions and test hypotheses derived from the theory of digital transformation. The study yielded several findings, the most prominent of which include:
More than half (52.6%) of the journalists serving as communication practitioners in Palestinian media institutions use digital applications in their journalistic work at a relatively high rate. They reported daily use of such applications for 1 to 3 hours. The most widely used digital tools were digital editing applications, which recorded the highest mean score (2.982), the lowest standard deviation (0.131), and the highest relative weight (99.415). These applications were perceived as easy to use by 78.9% of the respondents. Furthermore, the vast majority (87.7%) of communication practitioners reported possessing strong skills that enable them to effectively utilize digital applications in their professional tasks. Approximately 63.2% of the communication practitioners in Palestinian media institutions reported encountering challenges from time to time, while the vast majority of journalists (96.5%) face pressures and challenges during the use of digital applications. The most frequently cited challenge was the "weakness of the digital environment," with a mean score of (2.345).

Keywords

Main Subjects

References

  1. - Al-Hashemi, Majd. (2012), tiknulujia wasayil aliatisal aljamahirii. ta1. Amman: dar Osama lilnashr waltawzie.

    - Ayoub, Manal. (2024), dawr tiknulujia alaitisal alhadithat fi tatwir 'ada' alsahafat al'iiqlimiat bi Misr dirasatan ealaa alqayim bialaitisal (dirasat maydaniati), majalat buhuth kuliyat aladab, jamieat Almanufia, Masr, 35(2).

    - Abdel-Azim, Abla. (2023), aleawamil almuathirat ealaa al'ada' almihnii lilqayim bialaitisal fi alsuhuf al'iiqlimiat almatbueat fi daw' altatbiqat alraqmiat dirasatan maydaniatan", rialat majistir ghayr manshuratin, jamieat Ain shams, kuliyat aladab, qism al'iielam waeulum alaitisali.

    - Walid, Mayas. (2022), tathir tiknulujia al'iielam alraqmii ealaa sinaeat almuhtawaa alsahafii- dirasat maydaniat ealaa alqayim bialaitisali, majalat aleulum al'iinsaniat walaijtimaeiati, 5(1).

    - Choi, J. P., & Yang, S., Investigative journalism and media capture in the digital age. Information Economics and Policy 2021, 57, 100942.

    - Al-Qahtani, Ali. (2024), tathir altiqniat alraqamiat ealaa 'ada' alqayim bialiaitisal fi alsahafat al'iiliktruniat alsaeudiati, dirasat wasfiat ealaa eayinat min alqayimin bialiatisal bisahifat alriyad al'iiliktruniati, dawriat al'iinsaniaati, kuliyat aladab, jamieat Diminhur, 63(1).

    - Awad, Muhammad. (2022), aleawamil almuathirat fi alqayim bialaitisal bialmuasasat alsahufiat almisriat fi aleasr alraqmay, almajalat aleilmiat libuhuth alsahafati, 24(4).

    - Muhammad, Badri. (2022), "tathir alqayim bialaitisal ealaa jawdat almuhtawaa alfaeaal almawaqie al'iiliktruniat alearabiata, dirasat tatbiqiat ealaa almawqie aljazirat nata", risalat dukturah ghayr manshuratin, jamieat Alquran alkarim waleulum al'iislamiati, Alsuwdan.

    - Khalifa, Jihan. (2022), "tathir altahawul alraqamii ealaa aitijahat wakhlaqiaat alqayim bialaitisal khilal mumarasat aleamal alsuhufii fi mawaqie alsuhuf al'iiliktruniati: dirasat maydaniatan fi 'iitar namudhaj taqbal altiknulujia TAM", majalat albuhuth waldirasat al'iielamiati, almaehad aldawalia aleali lil'iielam bi Alshuruq, 19(2).

    - Abdel, Abla. (2021), aleawamil almuathirat ealaa al'ada' almihnii lilqayim bialaitisal fi alsuhuf al'iiqlimiat almatbueat fi daw' altatbiqat alraqamia (dirasat maydaniati), majalat buhuth Alsharq al'awsat, 466(3).

    - Ahmed, Abdullah. (2021), tadrib alqayim bialaitisal fi majal al'iielam alraqmii aljadid, almajalat Almisriat libuhuth al'iielami, 77(3).

    - Wafi, Amin. (2021), "'anwae wamasadir aldughut fi almuasasat al'iielamiat alfilastiniat ealaa mihniat alqayim bialaitisali, dirasat maydaniatun", almajalat alduwliat lilaitisal alaijtimaeii, kuliyat aleulum al'iinsaniat walaijtimaeiati, jamieat Abdelhamid bin Badis Mustaghanim.

    1. Zulqarnain, Wajid. Hashmi, Naveed. & Zulqarnain, Amna,"Social Media and Pakistani Journalists: WhatsApp Usage for News and Ethical Performance". New Media and Mass Communication, 2020. Vol88.

    - Ben Trad, Wafaa. (2020), bayati, al'utur alnazariat almufsarat lil'iielam alshabakii bayn alfaealiat walmahdudiati, majalat maealim lildirasat al'iielamiat waliatisaliati, 1(3).

    - Al-Qa’ari, Muhammad. (2020), almadakhil alnazariat fi dirasat al'iielam alraqmii, majalat eulum aliatisali, 6(2).

    - Ahmed, Heba. (2022), nazariaat falsafat al'iielam watatbiqatuha fi easr altahawul alraqmii, majalat kuliyat altarbiati, 28(1).

    - Al-Amin, Adam. (2019)., tathir nazam almaelumat ealaa 'iidarat almaktabat aljamieiat fi zili altatbiqat alraqamiati: dirasatan tatbiqiatan ealaa almaktabat aljamieiat alhukumiat biwilayat alkhartum, risalat dukturat ghayr manshuratin, jamieat Om Darman, Alsuwdan.

    - Abdel-Radee, Alaa, aleawamil almuathirat ealaa al'ada' almihnii lilqayim bialaitisal biwasayil al'iielam al'iiqlimiat fi zili althawrat altiknulujiati, almajalat ِlmisriat libuhuth alatisal aljamahiri, 1(2).

    - Darwish, Sharif. (2012), waeatiat eabd almaqsudi, hisham, muqadimat fi manahij albahth al'iielamii, ta2, aldaar alearabiat lilnashr waltawzie.

    - Abed, Zuhair. (2022), albahth al'iielamia, Gaza: maktabat samir mansur lilnashr waltawzie.

    - Hussein, Samir. (2016), dirasat fi manahij albahth aleilmi, buhuth al'iielami, ta2, Alqahira: ealam alkutub.

    - Sadiq, Abbas. (2008), al'iielam aljadida: almafahim walwasayil waltatbiqatu, ta1, dar Alshuruq, 2008, Amman.

    - Abdul Aziz, Shurooq. (2013), wabisifari, salim, sulukiaat albahth ean almaelumat fi altatbiqat alraqamiat ladaa talibat altaelim aleama, risalat majistir ghayr manshuratin, jamieat almalik Abdulaziz, kuliyat aladab waleulum al'iinsaniati, qism ealm almaelumati.

    - Abdel Hamid, Muhammad. (2009), aliatisal alraqmi, wasayil al'iielam min almunadi 'iilaa al'iintirnti, dar Alfikr alearabii.

    - Al-Mashaqbeh, Bassam. (2011), nazariaat al'iielami, eaman, dar Osama lilnashr waltawzie.

    - Shakra, Ali. (2014). al'iielam aljadid (shabakat altawasul aliajtimaeii), Amman, dar 'asamir lilnashr waltawzie.

    - Abdel Fattah, Ali. (2014), al'iielam walmujtamaei, Amman, dar Alyazurii aleilmiat lilnashr waltawzie.

    - Al-Rahbani, Abeer. (2012), al'iielam alraqamiu al'iilikturuniu, Amman, dar osama lilnashr waltawziei.

    - Amin, Reda. (2015), al'iielam aljadida, Alqahirat, dar Alfajr lilnashr waltawzie.

    - Al-Halbawi, Magda. (2014), al'iielam al'iiliktirunii wadawruh fi al'iielam alduwali, Al'iiskandiria, maktabat alwafa' alqanuniati.

    - Baaziz, Ibrahim. (2011), alsihafat al'iiliktiruniat waltatbiqat al'iielamiat alhadithatu, Alqahira, dar alkitaab alhadithi.

    - Al-Aboud, Harith, and Al-Ani, Mazhar. (2015), al'iielam walhijrat 'iilaa aleasr alraqmii, Amman, dar wamaktabat alhamid lilnashr waltawzie.

    1. - Makkawi, Hassan. (2006), aliatisal wanazariaatuh almueasiratu, ta4, Alqahira: aldaar Almisria allubnaniati.

    - Ubaid, Atef. (2002), nazariaat al'iielam walraay aleami, al'usus aleamaliat waltatbiqat alearabiatu, Alqahira: dar Alfikr alearbii.

    - Abdel Hamid, Muhammad. (1997), muhamadu, nazariaat al'iielam watijahat altaathiri, Alqahira: Alam alkutub.

    - aif, Adel. (1997), alsiyasat altahririat lilsafahat alkharijiat bialsuhuf alyawmiat almisriati, risalat dukturah ghayr manshuratin, jamieat Alzaqaziq.

    - Al-Zayani, Abdul Karim. (2013), aldughut almihniat almuathirat ealaa alqayim bialaitisal fi alsahafat albahrayniati- dirasat maydaniat ealaa eayinat min alsahafiiyn fi alsahafat alyawmiat albahrayniati, waraqat muqadimat 'iilaa almutamar aleilmii alduwalii al'awal likuliyat al'iielami- jamieat al'azhar, bieunwani: almihniat al'iielamiat waltahawul aldiymuqrati, masra, jamieat Al'azhar.

    - Mahna, Ferial. (2002), eulum aliatisal walmujtamaeat alraqmiati, Dimashq: dar Alfikr.

    1. Bayrak Hussein Jumaa al-Rubaie, The liaison between the new and traditional media environment, Conference: AUSACE's 20th Annual International Conference on Global Trends and Prospects in Media, At: Qatar University – Qatar, 2015, pp.288-298
    2. Lundberg, J. Online Newspapers and Genre Development on the World Wide Web. In proceedings of 24th information systems. Noray: Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, 2001, P505.
    3. Scarbeau, B. (1993). Introducing Multimedia Applications into The Curriculum Using IBM Technology. Promise: Challenges Conference on Multimedia in Education & Industry, p172.
    4. Digital writing in the new literacies age: Insights from an online writing community. Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, 2020 P33-34.

    -Princess, Naima. (2017), tatbiqat alwasayit almutaeadidat fi alsihafat al'iilikturuniati, majalat aleulum al'iinsaniati.

     

     

     

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics