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(iv) What is the level of students’ interest in the type of socio-political news on television?

In order to answer this question, means and standard deviations of students’

interest in the type of socio-political news on television were calculated, and are presented in Table 13 below.

Table 12: interest in socio-political news on television

Table 13: interest in the type of socio-political news on television

N

Items Mean Std. Deviation

The level (Likert

Scale) 1 local Jordanian socio-political news only. 3.26 1.19 Moderate 2 National Jordanian socio-political news and

not on local nor Arab or international level. 3.19 1.19 Moderate 3 Arab socio-political news and not on national

neither international level. 2.72 1.13 Moderate

4 International socio-political news and not on

Arab level. 2.46 1.13 Low

Interest in the type of socio-political news

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Figure 14: interest in socio-political news on television

According to the findings shown in Table 13 and Figure 14, the general level of students’

interest in the type of socio-political news on television as a whole is moderate, as the mean is 2.90. The means range between 2.46 and 3.26, as the item “local Jordanian socio- political news only" comes first with the highest mean (3.26) and a moderate level, followed by the item " National Jordanian socio-political news and not on local nor Arab or international level." which sits second with a mean of 3.19 and a moderate level. Last is the item " International socio-political news and not on Arab level", with a mean of 2.46 and a low level. The table and figure above show that the standard deviations were 1.13 and 1.19, and that refers to the response’s convergence of the study sample about the items.

5.11 The interest level in the local, national, Arab and

international socio-political news on social media

(v) What is the level of students’ interest in the type of socio-political news on social media?

In order to answer this question, means and standard deviations of students’ interest in

the type of socio-political news on social media were calculated and are presented in Table 14 below. 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 local Jordanian socio-political news National Jordanian socio- political news Arab socio- political news International socio-political news Interest as a whole Mean Std. Deviation

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Table 13: interest in socio-political news on social media

Table 14: interest in the type of socio-political news on social media

N

Items Mean Std. Deviation

The level (Likert

scale) 1 local Jordanian socio-political news only. 3.41 1.21 High 2 National Jordanian socio-political news and

not on local nor Arab or international level. 3.31 1.13 Moderate 3 Arab socio-political news and not on national

neither international level. 2.87 1.08 Moderate

4 International socio-political news and not on

Arab level. 2.65 1.20 Moderate

Interest in the type of socio-political news

as a whole 3.05 .89 Moderate

Figure 15: Interest in socio-political news on social media

The results in Table 14 and the Figure 15 illustrate that the general level of students’

interest in the type of socio-political news on social media as a whole is moderate, with a mean of 3.05. The mean for all the items ranges between 2.65 and 3.41. The item "local Jordanian socio-political news only " takes the lead with the highest mean (3.41) and a

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 local Jordanian socio-political news National Jordanian socio- political news Arab socio- political news International socio-political news Interest as a whole Mean Std. Deviation

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high level. Second is the item "National Jordanian socio-political news and not on local nor Arab or international level" with a mean of 3.31 and a moderate level, whereas the item " International socio-political news and not on Arab level" comes last with a mean of 2.65 and a moderate level. The standard deviations range between 1.08 and 1.21, which shows the responses convergence of the study sample about the items.

5.12 The reasons that motivate students behind watching socio-political news on television. 2. What are the reasons that motivate students behind watching socio-political news on television?

In order to answer this question, means and standard deviations of the reasons that motivate students behind watching socio-political news on television were calculated and are presented in Table 15.

Table 14: students’ reasons behind watching socio-political news on television

Table 15: of the reasons that motivate students behind watching socio-political news on television

N Items Mean Std. Deviation The level

1 To know more about Jordanian socio-political

news 3.88 .91 High

2 To know more about Arab socio-political news 3.56 .93 High 3 To know more about international socio-political

news 3.39 .96 Moderate

4 To join in conversations with my friends 3.13 1.13 Moderate 5 To join in conversations with my family 3.50 1.01 High 6 To join in conversations with my colleagues 3.20 1.11 Moderate 7 To be able to form my own opinions about

different issues 3.76 .97 High

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Figure 16: reasons that motivate students behind watching socio-political news on television

Based on the results in the Table 15 and Figure 16, the mean for all the items ranges between 3.13 and 3.94. The reason with the highest level is “To expand my intellectual horizons” with a mean of 3.94 and a high level, whereas the item “To know more about Jordanian socio-political news” is second with a mean of 3.88 and a high level. At the bottom is “To join in conversations with my friend” with a mean of 3.13 and a moderate level. The standard deviations range between 0.91 and 1.11, which shows the responses convergence of the study sample about the items, except items 4,5 and 6.

5.13 The reasons that motivate students behind watching