The Ideology of the Politician Discourse in Talk Shows: An Analytical Study

Authors

A. Oreqat, Department of Digital Media, Faculty of Media, Middle East University, Amman, JordanFollow
R. Abuhasirah, Department of Journalism and Media, Faculty of Media, Middle East University, Amman, JordanFollow
H. Al-badri, Department of Radio & Television, Faculty of Media, Middle East University, Amman, JordanFollow

Abstract

The article aims to explore the ideology of Jordanian politicians discourse in the talk shows, based on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) in its ideological aspect, and by applying Van Dijk ideological square. The population has been the program Friendly Fire" (NiranSadeeqah) that is broadcast on Amman TV. Seven episodes have been analyzed (of which, their airtime accumulated to (5 hrs. and 51 minutes) that hosted seven Jordanian prime ministers. The analysis categories have been determined based on Van Dijk ideological square; (Emphasizing positive things about Us, emphasizing negative things about Them, De-emphasize negative things about Us, De-emphasizing positive things about Them). The results concluded that the ideology of the Jordanian politicians discourse sought primarily to De-emphasize of the negativity related to the Jordanian politician (36.4%), with (2.07 hrs.) of the seven episodes. At the second rank, the Jordanian politicians discourse focused on emphasizingthe positivity of politician Jordanian (28.7%) with (1.52.30 hrs.). Thirdly, they sought to “Emphasize negative things about others” (19.7%) with (01:06:20 hrs.). Finally, they focused on “De-emphasizing positive things about others" (15.2%) with (0:45:30 hrs.).

Recommended Citation

Oreqat, A.; Abuhasirah, R.; and Al-badri, H. (2023) "The Ideology of the Politician Discourse in Talk Shows: An Analytical Study," Information Sciences Letters: Vol. 12 : Iss. 4 , PP -.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/isl/vol12/iss4/9