الملخص الإنجليزي
The study sought to describe, analyze and the attitudes of the articles published by
the Omani Arabic dailies (Al-Watan, Oman, Al-Shabiba, and Al-Roya), towards Arab events
and issues during the period from 1/1/2022 to 30/6/2022. The study sheds light also on the
attention been given by the studied newspapers towards these issues, as well as how the
published articles set the agenda of the Arab issues and events the newspapers.
This study is a descriptive one, uses the survey method (content survey), and
applying both content analysis and unstructured interviews as tools to collect the data.
The study concluded that the sample newspapers published 356 articles related to
Arab events and issues. This number is relatively low as it represents only 5.68% of the total
number of articles published in these newspapers. This low number reflects the lack of
interest in the Arab events and issues in the studied newspapers. The study also pointed out
that the largest number of the articles published in sample newspapers were analytical
articles, with the exception of Al-Shabiba newspaper, which published only columns.
The study revealed also that the articles published by the studied newspapers were
written by opinion writers who focused mainly on the positive sides of the Arab general
issues. The treatment of the articles published in the study newspapers were very balanced
in general.
With regard to the factors influencing the determination of the agenda by the
published articles about the Arab events and issues, the results showed that the general
principles of the newspapers' editorial policies are considered the main factor influencing
this agenda, in addition to the newspapers' priorities of various topics and files that they
focus on from time to time. The choice of topics for these articles is related to the extent of
compatibility with the orientations of Omani foreign policy towards Arab issues, and the
avoidance of exposure to bilateral or semi-collective Arab disputes.
