Bridging the journalism-business dichotomy: The case of Al Arabiya satellite channel

The job satisfaction of journalists is a crucial aspect of the media industry, which is highly reliant on the experience and qualification of its journalists, particularly the Arab media, which were increasingly under the spotlight as prime global news resources during the Arab Spring pro-democracy protests. An example of quality reporting during this time was the pan-Arabic television network, Al Arabiya. Like journalists around the globe, Al Arabiya news workers are often torn between producing quality journalism and producing journalism that attracts income. However, this study found that Al Arabiya news workers, unlike western journalists, were satisfied with their job even when they felt the management aggressively pursued business goals.