Media Elite
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Media Elite Perspectives on the Role of Television in Monitoring Government Affairs
Hazhan Khalid Ahmed, Salam Nesradin Mohammed
In this study, the researchers focused on investigating the role of Kurdish news channels' television programs in montoring government affairs from the perspective of Kurdish media elites. It is obvious, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has experienced numerous crises that have had a significant impact on citizens' lives. The main objective of this study is to determine the extent to which television programs play a role in monitoring government affairs, as perceived by the media elite. The researchers aimed to identify the factors that affect the application of the watchdog function in television programs. The study utilized a descriptive research method, and data were collected through a survey form. The results of the study revealed that a majority of the respondents sometimes watched television programs about government affairs, and their motivation was to gain information about government decisions. It was also found that, according to the majority of the media elite, television programs played a moderate role in monitoring government. Additionally, the study identified barreiers of this normative role such as, political obstacles, restrictions on freedom of expression, and lack of access to information as the main factors that hindered the effectiveness of monitoring role in television programs in KRI.
Volume 8 · Issue 4 · December 2021Elite Media Trends Towards the Extent of Commitment of Kurdish Websites to the Ethics of the Profession in the Kurdistan Region - A field Study
Azad Abdulaziz Mohammed, Tahir Hassu Zebari
The study aims to explain and identify the trends of the Kurdish media elite with regard to the level of commitment of Kurdish websites to professional ethics in the Kurdistan Region. This study is a descriptive study in which the survey method was used. The community of this study is consists of the media elite in the Kurdistan Region, whether it is the lecturers in the media departments in the universities and institutes of the region, or the experienced media professionals who are in charge of managing media institutions. The most prominent results of the study are: The majority of the study sample agrees that the content of Kurdish websites is a mixture of adherence to the principles of professional ethics, especially in presenting all the information related to the event and avoiding intentional exaggeration, and also non-compliance with these principles, especially in their lack of commitment to the sources of information contained in the news.