A- Enabling journalists to perform their journalist duties and works to guarantee them the needed freedom to perform this duty according to the verdicts of this law and within the frame of the moral and national responsibility. B- Maintaining the rules of conduct of the occupation, its principles, traditions, regulating its practice, working to upgrade its level, develop it and train journalists. C- Participating with all media institutions in spreading humanitarian knowledge and culture in all its distinguished forms and enhancing awareness of the citizen’s responsibilities and humanitarian values stemming from the Arab Islamic civilization. D- Enhancing relations and cooperation among Jordanian journalists in order to upgrade the occupation and working to settle any work related conflicts. E- Enhancing relations and cooperation with Arab journalists Union and Arab and foreign press associations. F- Protecting the members professional rights and providing them with social security to face cases of old age, disability and death without that affecting their right in receiving any other retirement salary and providing them with health care to guarantee them and their families decent life. In addition to establishing clubs and cooperative societies for its members and its administration. Article 5: To be registered in the association, a person shall be: A- Jordanian national. B- Not convicted with a misdemeanor or felony. C- Enjoys full legal capacity. . D- Has one of the following qualifications from an accredited college or university: 1.Phd in media or journalism. 2.M.A degree or high diploma in journalism with a six-months practice. 3.BA degree in journalism with a one-year practice. 4. Diploma certificate in journalism with two years practice. 5. At least a BA degree in any other specialization and two years practice. 6. Diploma certificate in any specialization other than journalism and three years practice. 7. General Secondary School certificate or any other equivalent certificate and a minimum of four years practice. E- Anyone who holds qualifications less than those mentioned above and worked in journalism inside Jordan before the implementation of this law for not less than eight years. Those to which this paragraph applies must correct their status within a maximum period of six months of the law implementation.