Yemeni Youth’s Reliance on News Websites and its Relation to Degree Obtaining News on War in Yemen

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the degree of Yemeni youth’s reliance on news websites and its relation to degree obtaining news on war in Yemen. To achieve this, the study used a questionnaire to collect data from a sample of (400) Yemeni individuals whose ages ranged from 18 to 45. The study results revealed that (71.2%) of the sample responses (always and sometimes) followed the news via websites, which indicated a medium degree. Facebook was listed the top source of news by (35%) of the study sample. The sample also showed a positive attitude towards their motivations behind keeping themselves updated on the war news in Yemen via websites. The motivation (easy and accessible source of information) was given the highest score. Furthermore, the study sample showed a medium attitude towards the validity degree of these websites at a mean of (1.22); and they also indicated an average attitude towards the effects of depending on news websites at a mean of (1.89). Finally, the study results indicated a strong positive relation between the degree of depending on news websites and the degree of obtaining the news on Yemen and the validity of such news.