The first principles of the media’s code of ethics is that the duty of journalist and editors to look for and publish the truth. But the Jordanian newspapers did not follow the principle of seeking the truth about the events of Qweismeh last Friday. A quick review of the front pages of the newspapers on Saturday reflects attempts by editors to play politics and take sides instead of carrying out their fundamental role of searching for truth. The puzzling question that was necessary for the media to answer is simply this: What  happened and what is the cause of high injuries to a crowd who was mainly celebrating victory – meaning there was no incentive to the winning team to sabotage and attack others, be they the other team or the security forces. If a picture is worth a thousand words,  what did the pictures in our newspapers say on Saturday morning, the day after the unfortunate events? Al Rai and Ad-dustour newspapers failed to publish any image on the events on their front pages. Al Ghad newspaper published a neutral picture showing people gathered around an ambulance, while Al Arab Al Yowm published a photograph showing a young fan of Al Wihdat running away and leaving behind one of the wounded persons lying on the ground, giving the impression that the reason for injuries was a stampede, which is the official version of what happened. But the question remains: has the Jordanian media (especially the print) contributed to showing the truth? Did  what was published reflect all the information that the editors  had? Or did the editors deliberately decline to publish pictures which could have contributed to the disclosure of the truth? Some might say that the newspapers preferred to stay away from trouble and decided not to widen the scope of the dispute in order to consolidate national unity, instead of pouring oil on the fire. But does disclosing truth really fuel controversy, or des it rather help reveal the facts so that people can make rational judgments? The claim that the lack of publication contributes to resolving the crisis does not fit with reality which is tainted by a lack of confidence in statements by government, and in particular the (darak) gendarmerie units. The fact is that the severity of what happened resulted in the formation of an inquiry committee. The problem, however, still remains. What happened and whether the injuries were the result of stampede, and what is the cause of the stampede? What is the role of the gendarmerie in all what happened? Images filmed at the scene and which were distributed through international news agencies, tell another story. It is not strange that Spanish newspapers criticized the role of the gendarmerie based on the images globally distributed. For example, there is a picture distributed by Reuters showing without doubt that members of the gendarmerie hitting fans of Al Wihdat while they sat in their seats, meaning they did not cause any harm to anyone else. Our newspapers, large and small, are all subscribed to international news agencies including Reuters, so why did the editors refrain from publishing the images that could contribute to the readers knowing the truth behind what happened. Some might say that a photo does not show the sequence of events, and one might think they are not enough to give a full image of what happened before the photos were taken. So what do the videotapes, which were available within minutes of the event through  satellite feeds including Al Jazeera and electronic websites including Youtube show? Again, the videotapes tell a story contrary to the official version. Therefore one asks  was it possible for our newspaper editors to see those tapes and then publish the truth? Our editors have shown a low level of professionalism in dealing with the Qweismeh events, and the editors allowed themselves to play a partisian role, while the main role of media is essentially to search for truth be it sweet or bitter. The truth is known now, thanks to YouTube, pictures and the international media agencies, and now everyone (apparently except the editors of daily newspapers) are well aware of what had happened. Everyone will be waiting the results of the official investigation, but our daily newspapers lose again more and more credibility and public trust as they hide their heads in the sand and refrain from doing their job which is the search and publication of the truth.