تغطية الموضوعات الصحية في الصحافة العراقية

Abstract EN

The current study aims to cover the health topics in the Iraqi journalism , to know the concern ‘s level of the Iraqi journalism when covering the health subjects and to know the size of its performance under the diversity of visual and audio medias.

The researcher has discussed his research by wording it with a set of inquiries that should be answered via the research and study.

He could have determined that by the following: What is the concern›s level of Iraqi journalism over the health subjects? What are the forms and press arts that are functionalized by the Iraqi journalism as to get the health message to the republics? What is the source of these subjects? What is the level of Iraqi media ‹s interaction with the citizen to address his health problems and to submit solutions and addresses ? The researcher has depended on the survey method and the study has been a descriptive one for analyzing the content since it is considered as a basic part of the research.

The researcher has depended on the two newspapers ( Al-Sabah and Al-Mada) for the period from January 1, 2007 up to October 31, 2007, since the general society of the research is the Iraqi media.

The study is concluded with the most prominent results: 1.

News and press reports have occupied the first rank in covering the health topics in Al-Sabah and Al-Mada» 2.

The other press arts as investigations , press columns , advices , instructions , complains and inquiries are sub-concerned .

This confirm to have both tend to news and reports and not to tend toward interpretation and explanation that concern over the health problems.

3.

The Iraqi journalism has not concerned over finding out solutions for the health problems for reasons that concerned over the policy of media and the event in comparison with other events Iraq witnessed.

4.

The Iraqi journalism are limitedly concerned over the complains columns and citizens› inquires that shed the light on the health problems.

5.

The Iraqi journalism has brought up the negative side of health problems occurred in Iraq without resorting to the details and requirements.

This matter refers not to depend on methods of how to healthily be educated.

6.

The study has discovered that there has not been a coordination , follow up and planning between the local journalism from one side and concerned offices from another side, as to cover stages of breaking up or happening a health problem .

This led to create a crisis of confidence and discrepancy in data, along with spreading horror and fear among the publics.