دور تكنولوجيا الاتصال في تغير السياسي و حرية الوسائط الاعلامية الرقمية

Authors:
  • Ahmed Hama Gharib Abdullah University of Human Development, Department of Diplomacy and Public Relations
  • Kurdistan Salim Saeed Lachin

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DOI Link: http://doi.org/10.21928/uhdiconfrpc.pp115-125
Keywords:
‫‪Iraq,‬‬ ‫‪freedom,‬‬ ‫‪political‬‬ ‫‪change,‬‬ ‫‪politicians,‬‬ ‫‪journalists,‬‬ ‫‪social‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬

Abstract:

‫‪This‬‬ ‫‪study‬‬ ‫‪examines‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪nature‬‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪relationship‬‬ ‫‪between‬‬ ‫‪journalists‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪politicians‬‬ ‫‪in‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪age‬‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪entrepreneurship,‬‬ ‫‪with‬‬ ‫‪emphasis‬‬ ‫‪on‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪factors‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪challenges‬‬ ‫‪faced‬‬ ‫‪by‬‬ ‫‪both‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪entrepreneurs‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪politicians‬‬ ‫‪while‬‬ ‫‪using‬‬ ‫‪digital‬‬ ‫‪media.‬‬ ‫‪This‬‬ ‫‪study‬‬ ‫‪relies‬‬ ‫‪on‬‬ ‫‪an‬‬ ‫‪inductive‬‬ ‫‪approach‬‬ ‫‪through‬‬ ‫‪using‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪qualitative‬‬ ‫‪method,‬‬ ‫‪this‬‬ ‫‪involves‬‬

‫‪conducting‬‬ ‫‪interviews‬‬ ‫‪(N:‬‬ ‫)‪41‬‬ ‫‪with‬‬ ‫‪journalists‬‬ ‫‪to‬‬ ‫‪discover‬‬ ‫‪whether‬‬ ‫‪they‬‬ ‫‪work‬‬ ‫‪in‬‬ ‫‪traditional‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪organizations‬‬ ‫‪or/and‬‬ ‫‪own‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪manage‬‬ ‫‪digital‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪enterprises,‬‬ ‫‪it‬‬ ‫‪also‬‬ ‫‪brings‬‬ ‫‪to‬‬ ‫‪lights‬‬ ‫‪new‬‬ ‫‪information‬‬ ‫‪about‬‬ ‫‪politicians,‬‬ ‫‪especially‬‬ ‫‪those‬‬ ‫‪who‬‬ ‫‪have‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪inclinations.‬‬ ‫‪This‬‬ ‫‪study‬‬ ‫‪reveals‬‬ ‫‪that‬‬ ‫‪digital‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪provide‬‬ ‫‪journalists‬‬ ‫‪with‬‬ ‫‪opportunities‬‬ ‫‪to‬‬ ‫‪achieve‬‬ ‫‪professional‬‬
‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪financial‬‬ ‫‪independence.‬‬ ‫‪However,‬‬ ‫‪their‬‬ ‫‪work‬‬ ‫‪in‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪context‬‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫‪Iraqi‬‬ ‫‪scope‬‬ ‫‪does‬‬ ‫‪not‬‬ ‫‪go‬‬ ‫‪beyond‬‬ ‫‪spreading‬‬ ‫‪propaganda‬‬
‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪promoting‬‬ ‫‪various‬‬ ‫‪agenda‬‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫‪political‬‬ ‫‪parties‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪politicians.‬‬ ‫‪In‬‬ ‫‪terms‬‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪content‬‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪entrepreneurship,‬‬ ‫‪this‬‬
‫‪study‬‬ ‫‪unveils‬‬ ‫‪anonymous‬‬ ‫‪social‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪which‬‬ ‫‪are‬‬ ‫‪affiliated‬‬ ‫‪with/‬‬ ‫‪or‬‬ ‫‪supported‬‬ ‫‪by‬‬ ‫‪politicians‬‬ ‫‪which‬‬ ‫‪work‬‬ ‫‪as‬‬ ‫‪piracy‬‬ ‫‪for‬‬
‫‪trolling‬‬ ‫‪political‬‬ ‫‪opponents‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪activists.‬‬ ‫‪It‬‬ ‫‪is‬‬ ‫‪assumed‬‬ ‫‪that‬‬ ‫‪such‬‬ ‫‪social‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪have‬‬ ‫‪serious‬‬ ‫‪repercussions‬‬ ‫‪for‬‬ ‫‪freedom‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬
‫‪privacy.‬‬ ‫‪This‬‬ ‫‪worries‬‬ ‫‪activists‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪journalists‬‬ ‫‪that‬‬ ‫‪they‬‬ ‫‪are‬‬ ‫‪unable‬‬ ‫‪to‬‬ ‫‪express‬‬ ‫‪their‬‬ ‫‪opinions‬‬ ‫‪freely‬‬ ‫‪for‬‬ ‫‪fear‬‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫‪being‬‬ ‫‪attacked‬‬
‫‪by‬‬ ‫‪anonymous‬‬ ‫‪social‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪working‬‬ ‫‪on‬‬ ‫‪behalf‬‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫‪politicians.‬‬ ‫‪Therefore,‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪ethics‬‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫‪social‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪their‬‬ ‫‪ownership‬‬
‫‪seems‬‬ ‫‪to‬‬ ‫‪be‬‬ ‫‪a‬‬ ‫‪major‬‬ ‫‪concern‬‬ ‫‪in‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪Iraqi‬‬ ‫‪political‬‬ ‫‪media‬‬ ‫‪space,‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪it‬‬ ‫‪should‬‬ ‫‪be‬‬ ‫‪taken‬‬ ‫‪into‬‬ ‫‪consideration‬‬ ‫‪in‬‬ ‫‪future‬‬
‫‪research.‬‬


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2021-08-05
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