الإعلام الجديد و علاقته في تشكيل الرأي العام إزاء الأزمات في العراق

Abstract EN

The researcher investigates "the role of the new media in forming the public opinion of Iraqi crises" (a survey study on the members of the trade unions in Iraq).

This subject has not been dealt with extensively especially, its independent variable "the new media".

The reason behind that are the rarity of studies which have tackled the connection between this variable and the formation of the public opinion about crises.

The researcher depends upon hypotheses derived from two theories; the "Dependency theory and the Arrangement of Priorities theory" and as follows: 1.

The dependency upon the new media increases whenever there are strong crises that have extreme effect upon the people.

2.

The second hypothesis: the stimulated awareness by the new media increases about crises whenever the dependency has high level and quality.

It also detects the new media's ability to change people's trends and rearranging their priorities depending upon the new media's variable.

This research is descriptive moreover, the researcher uses a survey approach in collecting, classifying and analyzing the data.

The study has come to the following conclusions: 1.

Notable increase in the dependency upon the new media in obtaining information and informing about international and local topics especially, local crises.

2.

The study points out that mothers are lesser group of people who uses the new media in times of crises in Iraq.

3.

Facebook ranks first followed by YouTube in terms of usage by the members of trade unions.

The study confirms that the people's dependency upon the new media increases with aggravation of crises.