Mocking officials online, exposing high-level corruption and discussing political tension could land journalists in many autocratic Middle East states in jail.
But Jordan's leading news website www.Ammonnews.net doesn't shy away from hectoring the government over misappropriation of funds by senior officials or highlighting fault lines between the country's Palestinian population and indigenous Jordanians.
"We draw our strength from the street... We are the true mirror of what is under the ashes, what no one dares talk about," said Samir Hiyari, publisher of the portal which now boasts 250,000 daily visits and earns a growing stream of advertising revenue from the country's top corporations.
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