Introduction
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Less than one third of Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza
read a newspaper daily.
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"Al-Quds" is the most popular newspaper, 68% in West Bank
and 48% in Gaza Strip.
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One-third of readers and non-readers are unsatisfied with
status of press freedoms in Palestinian areas.
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56% believe some topics should not published so that Israel
cannot exploit them.
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Over one-third of Palestinian households have satellite dishes,
34%.
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Qatar-based Al-Jazira TV station is the most popular among
Palestinians.
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Palestine TV is the most popular in Gaza, 65% while Jordan
TV is the most popular in West Bank, 42%.
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Jordan TV is the most-trusted source of news in West Bank,
30% while Palestine TV is the most-trusted source of news in Gaza, 37%.
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Overall, the most popular station is Israel Radio's Arabic
Service, 29%.
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Voice of Palestine is the most-trusted source of news, 21%,
in West Bank while Israel Radio's Arabic Service is the most-trusted source
of news in Gaza, 34%.
The poll found that less than one-third of the Palestinians
in the West Bank and Gaza Strip read a newspaper daily. Newspapers come
fourth as far as sources of news. Television is the primary source of news
(35 percent), with radio following (28 percent), and friends and family
third (18 percent). The Internet’s presence is virtually non-existent.
Of the newspapers, Al-Quds is the most popular. Sixty-eight
percent of newspaper readers in the West Bank and 48 percent of newspaper
readers in the Gaza Strip say that Al-Quds is their no. 1 paper. Al-Ayyam
comes in second (19 percent) and Al-Hayat Al-Jadida third (14 percent).
One-third of readers and non-readers said they were either
unsatisfied or very unsatisfied with the state of press freedoms in the
Palestinian areas. Another one-third said they were undecided, while 19
percent said they were satisfied.
Twenty-nine percent of those surveyed said they felt that
all of the local newspapers belong to the Palestinian Authority. Eight
percent said they believed the press was independent.
Of television stations, the Qatar-based Al-Jazira is dominant
as the no. 1 station for households with satellite dishes. Over one-third
(34 percent) of Palestinian households have satellite dishes, and most
dish owners (23 percent) said Al-Jazira was their favorite station. Al-Jazira
was also the most-trusted source of news for owners of satellite dishes
(46 percent).
For households without satellite dishes, the Gaza-based
Palestine TV was the no. 1 station for Gazans (65 percent) and Jordan TV
was the no. 1 station for West Bankers (42 percent).
In the West Bank, Palestine TV has weak viewership (13
percent), almost equal to that of the Israeli television stations (11 percent).
West Bankers consider Israeli and Palestine TV news to be equally trustworthy
(13 percent), and Jordan TV to be the most-trusted source of news (30 percent).
The largest majority of Gazans (37 percent) consider Palestine
TV to be the most-trusted source of news, with Israel second (25 percent).
Radio is the second-most popular medium in the Palestinian
areas. Overall, the most popular station is Israel Radio’s Arabic Service,
with 29 percent of those surveyed saying it is their favorite. The Ramallah-based
Voice of Palestine comes in second in the West Bank (24 percent) and fifth
in the Gaza Strip (9 percent). However, reception of the Voice of Palestine
is not strong in the Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank, the Voice of Palestine is the most-trusted
source of news (21 percent), with Israel coming in second (17 percent).
In the Gaza Strip, Israel Radio’s Arabic Service is the most-trusted source
of news (34 percent), with the BBC’s Arabic Service coming in second (20
percent).
Results
Q.1 How often do you read the newspaper?
|
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)?
|
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 prefere (the first newspaper)... is it
because...
|
|
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?
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)
|
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%
|
| Celebreties |
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)
|
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?
|
|
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:
|
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?
|
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?
|
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?
|
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 by newspaper?
|
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?
|
|
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?
|
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?
|
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?
|
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?
|
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%
|
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