Palestinian Views on the Media

	Total (7/01)	Total (12/01)	West Bank (7/01)	West Bank (12/01)	Gaza Strip (7/01)	Gaza Strip (12/01)
35. How many times a week do you happen to carry out the following activities? (PSR 12/2001)
35-1 Watch news on Palestinian or your local TV stations:
1. Almost every day	56.1	50.1	56.2	53.2	55.8	45.0
2. 3-4 times a week	9.0	10.7	9.3	11.3	8.5	9.5
3. 1-2 times a week	14.7	14.4	13.8	12.2	16.0	18.3
4. never	19.9	24.2	20.1	22.6	19.6	27.0
5. No opinion/ do not know	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.2
		Total		West Bank		Gaza Strip
35-2 Watch news on Al-Jazeera satellite channel:
1. Almost every day		65.4		62.8		69.8
2. 3-4 times a week		6.9		7.6		5.8
3. 1-2 times a week		8.0		9.6		5.4
4. never		19.4		19.7		18.8
5. No opinion/ do not know		0.3		0.4		0.2
	Total (7/01)	Total (12/01)	West Bank (7/01)	West Bank (12/01)	Gaza Strip (7/01)	Gaza Strip (12/01)
35-3 Watch news on Israeli TV:
1. Almost every day	24.1	21.2	21.8	23.8	27.9	16.9
2. 3-4 times a week	6.6	7.3	7.1	8.2	5.9	5.8
3. 1-2 times a week	23.2	20.3	23.6	19.7	22.6	21.2
4. never	45.5	50.1	47.0	47.0	43.2	55.4
5. No opinion/ do not know	0.5	1.1	0.5	1.3	0.4	0.8
	Total (7/01)	Total (12/01)	West Bank (7/01)	West Bank (12/01)	Gaza Strip (7/01)	Gaza Strip
35-4 Read news pages in al-Quds news paper:
1. Almost every day	12.0	10.3	14.2	13.0	8.5	5.8
2. 3-4 times a week	6.7	6.9	8.7	8.1	3.6	5.0
3. 1-2 times a week	24.4	23.7	26.3	25.4	21.5	21.0
4. never	55.8	58.3	49.9	52.6	65.2	67.7
5. No opinion/ do not know	1.0	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.2	0.6
	Total (7/01)	Total (12/01)	West Bank (7/01)	West Bank (12/01)	Gaza Strip (7/01)	Gaza Strip (12/01)
35-5 Read news pages in al-Ayyam or al-Hayat al-Jadida newspaper:
1. Almost every day	9.0	6.7	7.3	6.9	11.7	6.3
2. 3-4 times a week	5.1	5.1	4.6	5.5	5.8	4.6
3. 1-2 times a week	19.2	17.6	18.4	15.9	20.3	20.6
4. Never	65.2	69.5	67.9	70.6	61.0	67.9
5. No opinion/ do not know	1.5	1.0	1.8	1.2	1.2	0.6
		Total		West Bank		Gaza Strip

	Total (7/01)	West Bank (7/01)	Gaza Strip (7/01)
40-5 Read the editorial pages of a newspaper:
1) Almost every day	23.0	25.2	19.7
2) 3-4 times a week	12.6	15.4	8.2
3) 1-2 times a week	33.1	32.2	34.4
4) never	30.4	26.8	35.8
5) No opinion/ do not know	1.0	0.5	1.8
	Total (7/01)	West Bank (7/01)	Gaza Strip (7/01)
40-6 Read the business and economy section in the newspaper:
1) Almost every day	7.5	8.6	5.8
2) 3-4 times a week	3.4	4.4	1.8
3) 1-2 times a week	18.0	19.8	15.3
4) never	69.0	65.7	74.2
5) No opinion/ do not know	2.0	1.4	2.9
	Total (7/01)	West Bank (7/01)	Gaza Strip (7/01)
41. How many times do you listen to news on the radio?
1) Every hour or so	12.7	13.7	10.9
2) 6-5 times a day	6.9	7.3	6.3
3) 3-4 times a day	12.3	11.9	12.9
4) Once or twice a day	34.1	36.0	31.0
5) Almost never	34.1	31.1	38.9

Which of the following radios do you listen to most? (Source: JMCC Poll, January 1996)

	Total (1/96)	Total (8/96)	West Bank (1/96)	West Bank (8/96)	Gaza Strip (1/96)	Gaza Strip (8/96)
Radio Jordan	15.1		20.0		6.1
Radio Israel	26.7		25.1		29.6
Radio Palestine	38.7		36.9		42.1
Others	14.0		13.0		15.8
No opinion	5.5		5.0		6.4

Which radio station do you trust most? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1996)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Palestine Radio	33.4%	33.9%	32.7%
Israel Radio	17.1%	19.5%	12.9%
Radio Jordan	5.9%	8.1%	2.0%
Egyptian Radio	2.4%	0.7%	5.2%
Radio Monte Carlo	11.2%	9.0%	15.0%
BBC	5.3%	4.7%	6.3%
Others	0.6%	1.0%	0.0%
No answer	24.2%	23.1%	25.8%

Which radio station do you trust most? (Source: JMCC Poll, December 1996)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Voice of Palestine	44.5	46.2	41.3
Israel Radio	10.2	10.3	10.1
Jordan Radio	8.0	11.8	0.8
BBC Radio	5.0	4.6	5.8
Monte Carlo Radio	10.2	8.7	12.9
Egypt Radio	2.5	1.2	5.1
Others	9.6	9.2	10.6
Do not trust anyone	2.4	2.8	1.8
No opinion	7.6	5.7	11.4

Which television station do you trust most? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1996)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Palestine TV	26.5	11.1	52.2
Israel TV	12.2	13.6	10.0
Jordanian TV	24.9	33.9	9.8
Egyptian TV	5.1	2.0	10.2
Middle East Broadcasting Cp.	4.5	6.9	0.5
Others	4.3	5.7	1.8
No answer	22.5	26.6	15.7

Which television station do you trust most? (Source: JMCC Poll, December 1996)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Palestine TV	41.3	28.0	66.8
Israel TV	7.4	7.4	7.3
Jordan TV	21.6	30.8	4.1
Egypt TV	4.0	0.8	10.1
Others	13.2	18.2	4.8
Do not trust anyone	4.9	1.7	2.8
No opinion	7.6	2.2	3.8

Which of the local newspapers do you trust most to provide you with information about the elections? (Source: JMCC Poll, January 1996)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Al-Ayyam	2.4	1.5	4.0
Al-Istiqlal	1.8	0.6	3.8
Al-Hayat Al Jadida	7.4	3.9	13.9
Al-Watan	1.0	0.4	2.1
Al-Quds	57.9	64.6	45.6
Al-Manar	0.9	0.6	1.5
Al-Nahar	5.4	5.9	4.5
Al-Aqsa	0.1	0.1	0.0
Al-Shaab	0.3	0.4	0.0
Al-Karamah	0.3	0.3	0.2
Al-Bilad	0.8	0.6	0.9
Others	1.6	1.9	0.9
No opinion	20.4	19.1	22.7

Which Newspaper you trust most? (Source: JMCC Poll, December 1996)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Al-Quds Newspaper	52.6	53.9	50.1
Al-Ayyam Newspaper	8.6	9.5	6.8
Al-Nahar Newspaper	3.2	3.2	3.3
Al-Hayat Newspaper	7.6	4.1	14.4
Al-Bilad Newspaper	0.7	0.3	1.5
Al-Haq and Al-Hurieh Newspaper	3.6	4.6	1.8
Others	0.5	0.4	0.5
Do not trust anyone	3.2	3.9	1.8
No opinion	19.8	20.1	19.5

Are you satisfied about the coverage of the local newspapers to the elections? (Source: JMCC Poll, January 1996)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Very satisfied	24.4	19.1	34.0
Somewhat satisfied	39.8	44.3	31.7
Not at all satisfied	15.3	14.0	17.5
No answer	20.5	22.6	16.8

What is your opinion about the role of the Palestinian radio and television towards the upcoming elections? Do you think they perform their duties in a neutral or biased manner? (Source: JMCC Poll, January 1996)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
They do their work in a neutral manner	49.0	44.2	57.9
They do their work in a biased manner	21.4	18.3	27.0
No opinion	26.9	37.5	15.1

Q.1 How often do you read the newspaper? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Every day or nearly every day	27.6%	29.1%	25.1%
At least once a week	28.0%	29.1%	26.2%
At least once a month	13.3%	13.3%	13.3%
Never (move to Questin 9)	31.0%	28.4%	35.4%
No answer	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%

Q.2 Name two newspapers you read the most and second-most (asked only of those who said they read newspapers)? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total		West Bank		Gaza Strip
	First	Second	First	Second	First	Second
Al-Quds	61.3%	21.0%	68.2%	17.7%	48.2%	27.4%
Al-Ayyam	19.2%	30.9%	15.0%	30.1%	27.5%	32.4%
Al-Hayat	13.7%	20.7%	9.8%	18.1%	21.4%	25.6%
Another	5.1%	10.7%	6.1%	11.9%	2.5%	8.6%
No answer	0.7%	16.7%	0.9%	22.2%	0.4%	6.0%

Q.3 Why do you prefer (the first newspaper)... is it because... (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

		Total			West Bank			Gaza Strip
	Quds	Ayyam	Hayat	Quds	Ayyam	Hayat	Quds	Ayyam	Hayat
It's always available	35.3%	19.6%	37.2%	37.2%	19.8%	39.6%	29.6%	19.5%	35.0%
It 's cheaper	2.4%	7.0%	33.0%	2.4%	7.4%	26.4%	2.2%	6.5%	20.0%
It's content better	58.9%	67.1%	38.1%	56.4%	63.0%	32.1%	65.9%	71.4%	43.3%
No answer	3.4%	6.3%	1.8%	4.0%	9.8%	1.9%	2.3%	2.6%	1.7%

Q. 4 I will list now pages of the newspaper, which you will state whether you show interest or not? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

Total

	Interested	Not Interested	No answer
Politics	74.9%	24.3%	0.8%
Classifieds	46.0%	50.7%	3.3%
Deaths/Congratulations	59.7%	38.7%	1.6%
Opinion	55.8%	42.1%	2.1%
Sports	38.7%	59.9%	1.4%
Economy	33.1%	65.1%	1.8%
Religious	69.5%	28.6%	1.9%
Caricatures	66.7%	30.8%	2.5%
Culture	71.2%	27.6%	1.2%
Entertainmnet	66.2%	32.2%	1.6%
Celebrities	58.4%	39.8%	1.8%

West Bank

	Interested	Not Interested	No answer
Politics	77.6%	21.6%	0.8%
Classifieds	45.3%	49.9%	4.8%
Deaths/Congratulations	64.5%	33.8%	1.7%
Opinion	57.9%	39.6%	2.5%
Sports	37.5%	60.6%	1.9%
Economy	32.9%	64.9%	2.2%
Religious	66.4%	31.2%	2.4%
Caricatures	68.6%	28.7%	2.7%
Culture	71.9%	26.4%	1.7%
Entertainmnet	63.2%	34.6%	2.2%
Celebrities	57.9%	39.6%	2.5%

Gaza Strip

	Interested	Not Interested	No answer
Politics	69.8%	29.5%	0.7%
Classifieds	47.3%	52.3%	0.4%
Deaths/Congratulations	50.5%	48.0%	1.5%
Opinion	52.0%	47.0%	1.0%
Sports	40.9%	58.4%	0.7%
Economy	33.5%	65.5%	1.0%
Religious	75.4%	23.5%	1.1%
Caricatures	63.0%	34.9%	2.1%
Culture	69.8%	29.9%	0.3%
Entertainmnet	71.9%	27.8%	0.3%
Celebrities	59.4%	40.2%	0.4%

Q.5 From the previous list, what is the first page you read? (Please read pages again) (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Politics	47.8%	52.1%	39.5%
Classifieds	4.0%	4.1%	3.9%
Deaths / Congratulations	10.1%	12.2%	6.0%
Opinion	1.8%	0.9%	3.6%
Sports	5.7%	5.2%	6.8%
Economy	2.2%	2.0%	2.5%
Religious	2.8%	2.0%	4.3%
Caricatures	3.3%	.3.5%	2.8%
Culture	4.9%	4.1%	6.4%
Entertainment	6.4%	3.9%	11.4%
Celebrities	6.8%	5.4%	9.6%
No answer	4.2%	4.6%	3.2%

Q.6 What is the subject you show most interest in as with regards to news (Please read answers) (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Peace Process	33.8%	35.1%	31.3%
Local Palestinian news (other than peace process)	42.2%	42.0%	42.7%
Arab World news	9.0%	9.2%	8.5%
Regional news	11.7%	10.7%	13.5%
No answer	3.3%	3.0%	4.0%

Q 7. How satisfied are you with the newspaper you read? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

		Total			West Bank			Gaza Strip
	Quds	Ayyam	Hayat	Quds	Ayyam	Hayat	Quds	Ayyam	Hayat
Satified (move to Q.9)	46.4%	49.4%	30.1%	46.9%	48.1%	30.2%	45.2%	50.6%	30.0%
Sometimes satisfied/ sometimes not (move to Q.9)	44.0%	42.4%	57.9%	43.4%	44.4%	45.3%	45.9%	40.3%	63.3%
Unsatisfied (move to Q.9)	7.5%	5.7%	11.5%	7.3%	3.7%	18.9%	8.1%	7.8%	5.0%
No answer (move to Q.9)	2.1%	2.5%	3.5%	2.4%	3.8%	5.6%	0.8%	1.3%	1.7%

Q 8. The reason why I do not read a newspaper / magazine is because - in decreasing order: (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Price	2.7%	1.9%	3.9%
Lack of time to read	29.7%	23.6%	38.3%
Newspaper is boring	6.8%	6.9%	6.5%
I have no interest in news (Political)	11.9%	13.0%	10.4%
I do not trust the newspaper	7.0%	4.6%	10.4%
Other (Specify)	29.5%	35.6%	19.5%
No answer	12.4%	14.4%	11.0%

Q 9. Who is the best writer in the local press? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Hasan Al-Kashef	2.8%	1.8%	4.4%
Hafeth Al-Bargouthi	1.7%	1.6%	1.8%
Other (specify)	21.7%	20.5%	22.5%
No one	2.9%	2.0%	5.1%
No answer	70.9%	73.6%	66.2%

Q 10. Do you think that the local newspapers are being exploited by the PNA? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Independent	8.4%	11.4%	3.2%
Backed by PNA	29.5%	28.9%	30.6%
Some independent, some backed by PNA	47.0%	42.0%	55.6%
No answer	15.1%	17.7%	10.6%

Q 11. Do you know of any newspaper related to opposition? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Yes	25.2%	17.8%	37.9%
No (move to Q. 13)	58.6%	61.3%	54.0%
No answer (move to Q. 13)	16.2%	20.9%	8.1%

Q 11-b What is it?

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Al-Haq	13.3%	25.2%	3.6%
Al-Risalah	37.7%	15.6%	55.8%
Al-Istiqlal	14.3%	9.6%	18.2%
Other	18.7%	31.8%	7.9%
No answer	16.0%	17.8%	14.5%

Q.12 How often do you buy a newspaper? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Every day or nearly every day	21.7%	25.2%	15.6%
At least once a week	25.9%	28.1%	22.1%
At least once a month	10.5%	10.3%	10.8%
Never (move to Questin 14)	37.8%	32.5%	47.1%
No answer	4.1%	3.9%	4.4%

Q.13 Name and state the price of the newspapers you buy the most? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

		Total			West Bank			Gaza Strip
	Quds	Ayyam	Hayat	Quds	Ayyam	Hayat	Quds	Ayyam	Hayat
The real price	42.7%	16.7%	12.1%	52.9%	14.3%	9.1%	19.4%	22.3%	18.5%
Without a price	1.0%	0.6%	0.1%	1.2%	0.6%	0.2%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Wrong price	13.7%	2.2%	3.8%	10.6%	0.8%	3.5%	20.9%	5.2%	4.3%
No answer	7.1%	-	-	6.8%	-	-	8.4%	-	-

Q.14 Name the local newspaper sold in your country? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Al-Quds	41.3%	44.3%	36.9%
Al-Ayyam	13.2%	30.8%	31.8%
Al-Hayat	27.5%	24.9%	31.3%

Q. 15 Do you think that the newspaper should cover problems in our society? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Yes	69.5%	65.1%	77.2%
No	20.5%	23.0%	16.1%
No answer	10.0%	11.9%	6.7%

Q 16. Do you believe that there are issues that should not be published so Israel will not take advantage the information? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Yes	55.4%	54.8%	56.3%
No	33.4%	31.7%	36.3%
No answer	11.2%	13.5%	7.4%

Q. 17 In your opinion, how satisfactory are press freedoms in our country? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Extremely satisfactory	2.4%	2.2%	2.8%
Satisfactory	18.5%	18.6%	18.2%
Sometimes satisfactory, sometimes not	33.4%	34.7%	31.0%
Unsatisfactory	21.1%	19.7%	23.7%
Extremely unsatisfactory	12.1%	10.7%	14.5%
No answer	12.5%	14.1%	9.8%

Now I will ask you on TV

Q.18 Do you own a TV at home? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Yes	94.5%	93.7%	96.1%
No	5.1%	5.9%	3.7%
No answer	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%

Q.19 Do you have a satellite dish? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Yes	34.0%	31.0%	39.0%
No	65.2%	68.1%	60.3%
No answer	0.8%	0.9%	0.7%

Q. 20 How often do you watch TV (please read answer) (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

Total

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
Every day or nearly every day	84.4%	89.8%	18.9%
At least once a week	10.6%	7.3%	12.0%
At least once a month	1.8%	1.0%	2.2%
Never (move to Q.27)	2.9%	0.8%	3.9%
No answer	0.3%	1.1%	0.0%

West Bank

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
Every day or nearly every day	82.8%	90.0%	80.1%
At least once a week	12.4%	7.7%	14.1%
At least once a month	1.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Never (move to Q.27)	3.0%	0.9%	3.7%
No answer	0.2%	0.9%	0.0%

Gaza Strip

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
Every day or nearly every day	87.1%	89.6%	85.3%
At least once a week	7.4%	6.7%	7.9%
At least once a month	2.2%	1.8%	2.4%
Never (move to Q.27)	2.9%	0.6%	4.4%
No answer	0.4%	1.3%	0.0%

Q.21 Name two channels you watch most and second-most (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

Total

	Total		Satellite		No Satellite
	First	Second	First	Second	First	Second
Palestine TV	24.2%	12.4%	12.5%	5.3%	30.6%	15.9%
Israel TV	8.3%	16.9%	-	5.1%	11.0%	23.1%
Egypt TV	7.5%	11.6%	11.7%	12.2%	5.2%	11.2%
Al-Jazira TV	9.4%	5.2%	22.9%	13.6%	-	-
Jordan TV	22.2%	17.2%	6.9%	5.6%	30.0%	23.7%
Syria TV	4.6%	5.2%	-	-	5.4%	6.5%
ART	-	-	7.2%	6.9%	-	-
MBC	-	-	11.4%	11.2%	-	-
Future	-	-	5.1%	5.9%	-	-
LBC	-	-	5.1%	-	-	-
Dubai	-	-	-	6.1%	-	-
Other	13.2%	27.6%	16.4%	26.2%	16.8%	14.5%
No answer	1.0%	3.9%	0.8%	1.9%	1.0%	5.1%

West Bank

	Total		Satellite		No Satellite
	First	Second	First	Second	First	Second
Palestine TV	10.1%	10.3%	4.2%	2.8%	12.9%	13.5%
Israel TV	8.5%	17.9%	3.7%	5.1%	10.8%	23.9%
Egypt TV	-	-	8.3%%	6.5%	-	-
Al-Jazira TV	10.1%	5.1%	25.0%	13.4%	-	-
Jordan TV	31.8%	18.8%	8.8%	6.5%	42.2%	24.7%
Syria TV	7.0%	8.0%	-	-	-	9.7%
LBC	-	-	7.4%	5.6%	8.2%	-
ART	-	-	5.6%	6.5%	-	-
MBC	6.3%	5.1%	15.7%	13.0%	-	-
Future	-	-	5.6%	6.9%	-	-
Dubai	-	-	-	6.0%	-	-
Other	13.2%	30.6%	14.3%	24.5%	25.3%	23.5%
No answer	1.0%	4.2%	1.4%	3.2%	0.6%	4.7%

Gaza Strip

	Total		Satellite		No Satellite
	First	Second	First	Second	First	Second
Palestine TV	48.3%	15.8%	23.8%	8.8%	64.7%	20.3%
Israel TV	7.9%	15.1%	1.9	5.0%	11.0%	21.6%
Egypt TV	13.4%	23.5%	16.3%	20.0%	11.6%	25.7%
Al-Jazira TV	8.2%	5.4%	20.0%	13.8%	-	-
Jordan TV	5.9%	14.6%	-	-	6.6%	21.6%
Syria TV	-	-	-	-
LBC	-	-	-	-	-	-
ART	-	-	-	-	-	-
MBC	-	-	9.4%	7.5%	-	-
Future	-	-	5.6%	8.8%	-	-
Dubai	-	-	-	6.3%	-	-
Abu Dhabi	-	-	-	5.0%	16.8%	14.5%
Other	15.3%	22.1%	23.0%	24.8%	3.8%	5.0%
No answer	1.0%	3.5%	0.0%	0.0%	1.7%	5.8%

Q. 22 Name two programs you like to watch - list according to importance? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

Total

	Total		Satellite		No Satellite
	First	Second	First	Second	First	Second
News	28.1%	15.7%	21.8%	16.2%	31.3%	15.2%
Politics	9.1%	7.2%	15.7%	9.8%	5.7%	5.8%
Movies	-	5.4%	-	5.1%	-	5.4%
Series	14.9%	12.2%	12.8%	7.4%	15.9%	14.7%
Music	6.4%	10.3%	6.6%	11.4%	6.2%	9.8%
Social	8.9%	8.4%	10.9%	7.4%	7.9%	8.9%
Cultural	-	-	-	-	5.2%	-
Entertainment	10.6%	12.0%	12.0%	15.4%	9.8%	10.3%
Other	13.6%	11.5%	13.4%	12.9%	8.7%	10.9%
No answer	8.4%	17.3%	6.8%	14.4%	9.3%	19.0%

West Bank

	Total		Satellite		No Satellite
	First	Second	First	Second	First	Second
News	30.3%	14.7%	22.7%	13.9%	33.5%	14.8%
Politics	10.1%	7.3%	20.4%	11.1%	5.4%	5.6%
Movies	-	6.7%	5.6%	5.6%	-	7.1%
Series	17.3%	14.6%	13.9%	7.9%	18.9%	17.6%
Music	-	8.5%	5.1%	11.1%	-	7.3%
Social	6.0%	-	8.3%	-	-	-
Cultural	-	5.5%	-	5.1%	5.4%	5.8%
Entertainment	8.9%	9.5%	10.6%	11.1%	8.0%	8.8%
Religious	-	-	-	5.6%	-	-
Other	18.9%	13.4%	6.5%	11.0%	19.6%	11.9%
No answer	8.5%	19.8%	6.9%	17.6%	9.2%	21.1%

Gaza Strip

	Total		Satellite		No Satellite
	First	Second	First	Second	First	Second
News	24.3%	17.3%	20.6%	19.4%	27.0%	15.8%
Politics	7.4%	6.9%	9.4%	8.1%	6.2%	6.2%
Series	10.6%	8.2%	11.3%	6.9%	10.0%	9.1%
Music	9.7%	13.4%	8.8%	11.9%	10.0%	14.5%
Social	13.9%	14.6%	14.4%	11.3%	13.7%	17.0%
Cultural	-	-	-	-	5.0%	-
Entertainment	13.6%	16.3%	13.8%	21.3%	13.3%	13.3%
Other	21.1%	10.2%	9.2%	11.1%	5.3%	9.2%
No answer	8.4%	13.1%	6.9%	10.0%	9.5%	14.9%

Q.23 What makes you watch a certain TV Channel more than the other? (please read answers) (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

Total

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
News	40.9%	50.0%	36.0%
Entertainment program	45.0%	64.3%	58.2%
No answer	5.1%	3.7%	5.8%

West Bank

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
News	42.4%	54.6%	36.6%
Entertainment programs	52.3%	41.7%	57.4%
No answer	5.3%	3.7%	6.0%

Gaza Strip

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
News	38.4%	43.8%	34.9%
Entertainment program	56.9%	52.5%	59.8%
No answer	4.7%	3.7%	5.3%

Q. 24 Which TV Channel do you trust the most for its news? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

Total

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
Palestine	15.6%	5.1%	21.2%
Israel	12.8%	-	17.0%
Al-Jazerah	19.7%	45.7%	5.9%
Jordan	16.8%	-	23.1%
MBC	7.3%	13.0%	-
Syria	-	-	5.1%
Other	18.2%	30.8%	15.9%
No one	1.4%	1.1%	1.6%
No answer	8.2%	4.3%	10.2%

West Bank

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
Palestine	9.6%	-	12.9%
Israel	9.9%	-	12.7%
Al-Jazerah	18.1%	43.5%	-
Jordan	22.4%	5.1%	30.3%
MBC	8.9%	15.3%	5.8%
Syria	6.6%	-	7.7%
Egypt	-	-	-
Dubai	-	-	-
Other	10.5%	6.5%	12.5%
No answer	14.0%	29.6%	18.1%

Gaza Strip

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
Palestine	25.7%	8.8%	37.3%
Israel	17.6%	5.0%	25.3%
Al-Jazerah	22.5%	48.8%	5.4%
Jordan	7.2%	-	9.1%
MBC	-	10.0%	-
Syria	9.2%	-	-
Egypt	-	7.5%	10.4%
Dubai	-	5.0%	-
Other	2.0%	1.4%	2.5%
No one	4.2%	1.3%	5.8%
No answer	11.6%	12.2%	4.2%

Q. 25 When do you mostly watch TV? (Please read answers) (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

Total

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
6 am to 9 am	2.8%	2.1%	3.1%
9 am to 3 pm	4.1%	4.8%	3.8%
3 pm to 6 pm	11.9%	12.2%	11.5%
6 pm to 9 pm	40.6%	34.8%	44.2%
9 pm onwards	39.4%	45.2%	36.0%
No answer	1.2%	9.0%	1.4%

Gaza Strip

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
6 am to 9 am	3.5%	3.2%	3.7%
9 am to 3 pm	5.2%	6.5%	4.7%
3 pm to 6 pm	11.1%	10.6%	11.0%
6 pm to 9 pm	40.7%	33.8%	44.3%
9 pm onwards	38.2%	44.4%	35.1%
No answer	1.3%	1.5%	1.2%

Gaza Strip

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
6 am to 9 am	1.5%	0.6%	2.1%
9 am to 3 pm	2.2%	2.5%	2.1%
3 pm to 6 pm	13.4%	14.4%	12.4%
6 pm to 9 pm	40.6%	36.3%	44.0%
9 pm onwards	41.3%	46.2%	37.8%
No answer	1.0%	0.0%	1.6%

Q. 26 Who is the best TV reporter (local or satellite TV) that you admire the most? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

Total

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
Other	44.6%	47.3%	43.5%
No answer	55.4%	52.7%	56.5%

West Bank

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
Other	36.9%	41.2%	35.1%
No answer	63.1%	58.8%	64.9%

Gaza Strip

	Total	Satellite	No Satellite
Other	57.3%	55.0%	59.8%
No answer	42.7%	45.0%	40.2%

Now I will ask you on Radio

Q.27 How many times do you listen to the radio? (please read answers) (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Every day or nearly every day	56.9%	63.0%	46.2%
At least one a week	17.4%%	16.4%	19.1%
At least once a month	2.7%%	2.4%	3.2%
Never (move to Q. 34)	22.7%	17.8%	31.0%
No answer	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%

. 29 Name two programs you enjoy listening to... list according to importance? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total		Satellite		No Satellite
	First	Second	First	Second	First	Second
News	37.9%	17.2%	41.7%	16.6%	30.2%	18.5%
Religous	-	5.0%	-	5.5%	-	-
Music	18.6%	18.1%	16.8%	16.8%	22.5%	20.8%
Social	8.8%	8.25	7.6%	7.4%	11.4%	9.7%
Entertinment	10.4%	9.8%	9.5%	8.4%	12.1%	12.8%
Other	11.5%	11.5%	11.5%	12.0%	11.4%	14.4%
No answer	12.8%	30.2%	12.9%	33.3%	12.4%	23.8%

Q. 30 Which radio station do you trust the most, for its news? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Palestine	17.1%	21.3%	8.4%
Israel	22.2%	16.5%	34.2%
Monte Carlo	14.4%	14.5%	14.1%
Jordan	8.6%	12.3%	-
London	13.5%	10.5%	19.8%
Other	8.9%	8.1%	11.4%
No answer	15.3%	16.8%	12.1%

Q.31 In general, when do you listen to the radio? (please read answers) (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6 am to 12 pm	52.8%	55.4%	47.3%
12 pm to 6 pm	19.4%	18.9%	20.5%
6 pm to 8 pm	10.8%	9.4%	13.8%
8 pm onwards	10.7%	8.7%	14.8%
No answer	6.3%	7.6%	3.6%

Q. 32 When listening to radio, what do you like to listen to? (please read answers) (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Music/songs/Entertainment	37.9%	36.2%	41.6%
News	32.2%	35.9%	24.5%
Educational programs	9.1%	9.0%	9.1%
Progrmas tackling local problems	14.2%	12.4%	17.8%
Other .... Specify	1.3%	1.2%	2.0%
No answer	5.3%	5.3%	5.0%

Q. 33 Who is the best radio announcer in your opinion? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Mahmoud al-Sheikh	4.8%	3.2%	8.1%
Inas Johar	-	-	5.0%
Other	28.6%	27.8%	26.2%
No one	1.7%	2.1%	-
No answer	64.9%	66.9%	60.7%

Now I will ask you on media in general

Q. 34 Who / What is your source in choosing the media? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Friends / Relatives	18.1%	18.8%	17.0%
Radio	27.8%	29.6%	24.6%
TV	35.4%	31.8%	41.6%
Newspapers	12.4%	12.8%	11.7%
Internet	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
No answer	5.6%	6.2%	4.6%

Q.35 Would you like your son / brother to be a reporter / journalist? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Yes	61.1%	55.7%	70.3%
No	30.7%	32.2%	26.4%
No answer	8.2%	11.1%	3.3%

Q. 36 Would you like your daughter / sister to be a reporter / journalist?

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Yes	43.4%	40.0%	49.2%
No	47.1%	46.8%	47.8%
No answer	9.5%	13.2%	3.0%

Q. 37 Would you think of the salaries earned by journalists? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
High	16.4%	16.0%	17.2%
Normal	50.5%	47.8%	55.2%
Low	13.8%	15.2%	11.5%
No answer	19.3%	21.0%	16.1%

Q. 38 Do you think that journalists tell the truth? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Always	9.3%	9.5%	9.0%
Sometimes	61.3%	59.4	64.6%
Never	14.3%	13.3%	16.1%
Don't know	12.9%	15.3%	8.7%
No answer	2.2%	2.5%	1.6%

Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? (Source: JMCC Poll, August 1998)

Total

	Agree	Don't agree	No answer
The media's job is to be a watchdog of society against the ruling authority	47.9%	38.3%	13.8%
The media's job is to present the viewpoint of the ruling authority	49.6%	36.1%	14.3%
Media is an educational medium	81.6%	11.8%	6.6%
Media is an entertainment medium	77.3%	15.9%	6.8%

West Bank

	Agree	Don't agree	No answer
The media's job is to be a watchdog of society against the ruling authority	47.3%	36.7%	16.0%
The media's job is to present the viewpoint of the ruling authority	47.0%	36.7%	16.3%
Media is an educational medium	79.0%	11.8%	9.2%
Media is an entertainment medium	73.7%	17.3%	9.0%

Gaza Strip

	Agree	Don't agree	No answer
The media's job is to be a watchdog of society against the ruling authority	49.0%	41.1%	9.9%
The media's job is to present the viewpoint of the ruling authority	54.0%	34.9%	11.1%
Media is an educational medium	86.2%	12.0%	1.8%
Media is an entertainment medium	83.7%	13.6%	2.7%

What resources do you use to know about Palestinian events? (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Arabic Satellite broadcast news (Al - Jazira, MBC, ANN,Abu Dhabi,...)	30.1	27.8	34.2
Local surrounding stations (Palestine, Israel, Jordan, other special local stations)	34.9	40.2	25.6
Local daily newspapers (Al - Quds, Al - Ayyam, Al Hayah Al - Jadeeda)	13.3	12.9	13.9
Rumours and news which friends and work mates discuss	16.2	1.25	22.6
No answer	5.5	6.6	3.7

How many hours do you spend on watching TV daily? (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
At least one - two hours	38.9	42.9	32.0
At least two - four hours	29.4	30.2	28.0
More than four hours	25.4	21.7	32.0
I don't watch TV	4.3	3.4	5.7
No answer	2.0	1.8	2.3

TV channel most independant (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Al - Jazira	32.8	33.2	32.0
Israel	8.7	8.0	9.8
MBC	5.1	6.4	2.7
Egypt	2.5	1.7	3.9
Jordan	7.3	8.5	5.0
Palestine	13.6	12.1	16.2
CNN	1.4	0.9	2.3
Watan	2.2	2.4	1.8
ANN	1.4	0.7	2.7
LBC	1.6	1.3	2.1
Future	1.1	0.9	1.4
Abu Dhabi	1.6	0.9	2.7
Al - Amal	1.3	1.6	0.9
No channel	1.3	1.4	0.9
Others	6.4	8.8	3.0
No answer	11.7	11.2	12.6

TV channel you trust most (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Al - Jazira	32.5	32.3	32.9
Israel	6.6	6.0	7.5
MBC	6.0	7.1	4.1
Palestine	16.5	15.5	18.3
Nablus	1.3	2.0	0.2
Jordan	7.0	8.7	4.1
CNN	1.7	1.8	1.4
Watan	2.1	2.4	1.6
ANN	1.2	0.8	1.8
Abu Dhabi	1.7	0.5	3.7
Future	1.0	0.9	1.1
Egypt	2.3	1.0	4.3
No channel	2.7	2.5	3.0
Others	5.8	7.0	4.4
No answer	11.6	11.5	11.6

TV channel you watch most (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
MBC	7.8	8.4	6.6
Al - Jazira	19.5	20.5	17.8
Jordan	11.3	15.2	4.3
Future	1.8	1.8	1.6
Watan	2.6	3.0	1.8
ART	2.0	1.0	3.7
Palestine	19.8	14.8	28.5
Israel	4.8	5.0	4.3
Syria	1.6	2.5	0.0
Nile	1.3	2.0	0.0
Abu Dhabi	1.9	1.3	3.0
Al - Amal	1.8	2.2	1.1
LBC	1.6	0.9	2.7
Al - Salam	1.0	1.6	0.0
Egypt	6.3	3.5	11.2
Others	6.9	7.9	6.1
No answer	8.0	8.4	7.3

Q18. Which television station do you recently watch the most? (Source: JMCC Poll, April 2003)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
	N=1201	N=761	N=440
Al-Jazeera	51.7	51.2	52.5
Abu Dhabi	14.2	12.4	17.3
Al-Manar	7.8	7.4	8.6
Al-Arabia	5.3	4.3	7.0
Palestine	3.7	1.2	8.0
MBC	1.7	2.0	1.1
Iraq	1.6	2.4	0.2
Al-Amal	1.2	1.7	0.2
Jordan	1.0	1.6	0.0
Others	10.3	13.9	4.1
Don’t watch	1.1	1.3	0.7
No answer	0.4	0.6	0.3

* The question was open-ended

Radio station you trust most (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Palestine	19.8	24.8	11.0
Israel	14.5	14.6	14.4
Love and Peace	1.0	1.6	0.0
Monte Carlo	11.6	11.3	12.1
Ammwaj	1.5	2.5	0.0
Jordan	3.7	5.8	0.0
Al - Kur'an al - Kareem	1.5	0.8	2.7
Middle East	2.0	0.8	4.1
London	11.8	8.3	17.8
Sawt al - 'Arab	1.1	0.3	2.5
Syria	1.3	1.6	0.7
Voice of America	1.3	0.8	2.1
No station	3.7	4.2	2.7
Others	3.4	3.4	3.4
No answer	21.8	19.2	26.5

Q19. Which radio station do you recently listen to the most? (Source: JMCC Poll, April 2003)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
	N=1201	N=761	N=440
Palestine	13.5	8.5	22.0
Sawt al-Hureya	12.1	4.7	24.8
Israel	6.1	8.4	2.0
Ajyal	3.8	6.0	0.0
London	3.4	1.8	6.1
Monte Carlo	3.2	3.5	2.7
Amwaj	2.9	2.2	4.1
Hebron	2.9	4.6	0.0
Al-Quds	2.6	4.1	0.0
Sawt al-Ahlam	2.4	3.8	0.0
Quran al Kareem	2.1	1.8	2.5
Tareeq al-Mahabeh	1.6	2.5	0.0
Jordan	1.2	2.0	0.0
Bethlehem 2000	1.2	1.8	0.0
Sawt al-Arab	1.0	0.8	1.4
Others	7.4	7.5	7.3
Don’t Listen	31.6	34.6	26.6
No answer	1.0	1.4	0.5

* The question was open-ended

Radio Station most independant (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Palestine	15.8	20.2	8.0
Israel	19.8	22.7	14.6
Love and Peace	1.4	2.1	0.2
Monte Carlo	10.5	10.4	10.7
Middle East	2.2	0.8	4.6
Amwaj	2.3	3.1	0.9
Jordan	3.2	5.0	0.0
Al - Kur'an al - Kareem	1.9	1.2	3.2
Bethlehem	1.0	1.3	0.5
London	10.4	5.8	18.5
Sawt al - 'Arab	2.2	1.4	3.4
No station	3.4	3.9	2.5
Others	4.1	3.3	5.7
No answer	21.8	18.8	27.2

When do you mostly listen to radio stations? (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
In the morning (6 - 9)	28.8	34.0	19.6
At lunch time (11 - 12)	10.5	5.9	18.5
In the afternoon (3 - 6)	8.4	6.7	11.4
In the evening	17.2	13.1	24.2
In the morning (6 - 9) + In the evening	9.5	11.3	6.4
In the afternoon (3 - 6) + In the evening	1.1	1.3	0.7
In the morning (6 - 9) + Lunch time (11 - 12)	5.8	8.3	1.4
In the morning (6 - 9) + In the afternoon (3 - 6)	3.8	5.0	1.6
Lunch Time (11 - 12) + In the evening	1.5	2.0	0.7
Others	1.8	2.0	1.8
No answer	11.6	10.4	13.7

Daily Newspapers you trust most (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Al - Ayyam	17.6	16.0	20.3
Al - Quds	43.3	48.0	35.2
Al - Hayah	7.1	8.1	5.3
No newspaper	2.9	2.9	3.0
Others	2.0	1.9	2.2
No answer	27.1	23.1	34.0

Daily newspapers you read most (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Al - Ayyam	19.3	15.9	25.3
Al - Quds	45.3	52.2	33.3
Al - Hayah	11.2	9.7	13.7
Kul al - 'Arab	1.0	0.5	1.8
No newspaper	1.5	1.6	1.4
Others	0.9	0.7	1.2
No answer	20.8	19.4	23.3

Q20. Which newspaper do you recently read the most? (Source: JMCC Poll, April 2003)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
	N=1201	N=761	N=440
Al-Quds	37.1	44.8	23.6
Al-Ayyam	14.0	11.6	18.2
Al-Haya al-Jadeeda	11.2	8.8	15.2
Others	1.2	1.1	1.6
Don’t read	36.2	33.4	41.1
No answer	0.3	0.3	0.3

* The question was open-ended

How often do you buy the Newspaper? (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Almost everyday	27.8	32.3	19.8
At least once a week	22.2	22.6	21.5
At least once a month	7.8	8.7	6.2
I don't buy newspaper	21.2	21.5	21.0
I read newspapers others bought before	15.5	11.0	23.3
No answer	5.5	3.9	8.2

Some people think that The Palestinian Press is dependant, do you support or oppose this? (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Press is dependant	38.5	36.2	42.6
In between	26.5	26.8	26.0
The Palestinian Press is independant	20.1	20.7	18.9
I don't know	13.1	13.9	11.6
No answer	1.8	2.4	0.9

Why do you think The Palestinian Press lacks independence? (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Censorship and other effects from the Palestinian Authority.	11.7	14.3	7.4
Censorship and other effects from Israel.	13.0	17.4	5.7
Self censorship from the journalist himself.	1.1	1.0	1.1
Censorship from directors of Media means.	2.6	2.9	2.0
Restrictions from the society.	0.6	0.9	0.3
The level of Palestinian professional journalists is weak.	2.0	2.7	0.9
The financial capabilities of The Palestinian Press is weak.	2.6	2.9	2.0
Censorship and other effects from the Palestinian Authority + Censorship and other effects from Israel.	13.8	14.8	12.0
Censorship and other effects from the Palestinian Authority + Censorship and other effects from Israel+The financial capabilities of The Palestinian Press is weak.	1.5	1.4	1.7
Censorship and other effects from the Palestinian Authority + Censorship and other effects from Israel + Censorship from directors of Media means.	2.0	1.5	2.8
Censorship and other effects from the Palestinian Authority + The level of Palestinian professional journalists is weak.	1.6	1.5	1.7
Censorship and other effects from the Palestinian Authority + The financial capabilities of The Palestinian Press is weak.	3.0	0.9	6.6
All the mentioned above.	1.0	1.4	0.3
Censorship and other effects from Israel + The financial capabilities of The Palestinian Press is weak.	2.5	2.0	3.1
Censorship and other effects from the Palestinian Authority + Censorship and other effects from Israe l+ The level of the Palestinian professional journalists is weak.	2.5	1.9	3.4
Censorship and other effects from the Palestinian Authority + Censorship and other effects from Israel+ Self censorship from the journalist himself.	1.2	0.7	2.0
Censorship and other effects from Israel + Self censorship from the journalist himself.	1.3	1.2	1.4
Censorship and other effects from the Palestinian Authority+ Censorship from directors of Media means.	3.2	1.7	5.7
Censorship and other effects from Israel+ Censorship from directors of Media means.	1.0	0.9	1.1
Censorship and other effects from Israel+ The level of the Palestinian professional journalists is weak	1.2	1.0	1.4
Censorship and other effects from the Palestinian Authority+ Censorship from directors of Media means+ The financial capabilities of The Palestinian Press is weak.	1.3	0.2	3.1
Others	12.2	9.1	18.3
No answer	17.1	17.7	16.0

In your opinion, which of the following Palestinian media means is more independant? (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
TV	17.4	22.3	8.9
Radio	12.6	17.2	4.6
Daily Newspapers	20.2	24.8	12.1
There isn't	3.5	4.9	1.1
Others	0.3	0.4	0.2
I don't know/ No answer	46.0	30.4	73.1

Do you think having an independent Press in Palestine is important to promote democracy in Palestine? (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Very important	73.0	70.2	78.1
A little important	41.1	14.8	12.8
Not important at all	2.1	2.6	1.1
I have no opinion	2.8	2.6	3.0
I don't know	5.9	7.0	4.1
No answer	2.1	2.8	0.9

Do you think that the Media has to play a role in affecting the government? (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Yes	81.1	79.5	84.0
No	6.2	6.0	6.4
I don't know	10.8	11.7	9.1
No answer	1.9	2.8	0.5

Do you think that the Palestinian Media must be more open when dealing with social and non- political subjects than it is now? (Source: JMCC Poll, October 1999)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Media must be more open when dealing with social issues	64.6	63.7	66.0
The current level is enough	20.2	20.6	19.4
The Palestinian Media must be less open when dealing with social issues	2.3	2.8	1.6
I don't know	10.2	11.2	8.4
No answer	2.7	1.7	4.6

Sources: JMCC - Jerusalem Media & Communications Centre, PSR - Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research

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