السياسات التحريرية للصحف الخليجية و العوامل المؤثرة على القائم بالاتصال : دراسة ميدانية

Abstract EN

The study aims to deal with the editorial policies of journalism in the GCC countries and the factors affecting communicators, in the light of all current technological development and its implementations in fields such as: computers, communication networks and the Internet.

In addition, it discusses its impact on the human performance development in a highly compatible way with all the technological, social, political and cultural developments which established the journalism work environment in the Arab Gulf region which is now full of remarkable events affecting the whole world on different aspects.

The study addresses the relationship between editorial policies of the GCC journals and the factors affecting the communicators’ performance.

Besides, it explores the possible aims that can be achieved by targeting public opinion considering it as a source of power and influence that can help in policy formation.

The GCC newspapers are chosen as the most influential way to the audiences according to its extensive readability among people, besides the technological evolution that characterises the massages which delivers the ideas and the concepts representing the events taking place in the world and the region.

The selected research sample was chosen according to the simple random sampling method to achieve the greatest deal of neutrality and objectivity so as to fulfil the scientific research goals.

Media survey methodology is used to prove the mentioned theories.

The sample time period chosen was the year 2012, in order to extract results based on the goals and questions according to the editorial policies of the GCC countries journals and newspapers that affect the communicators’ performance.

The dominant feature found among the communicators is that they are full- time dedicated to journalism and that the most important role of the GCC journalism is related to social monitoring, detecting positive and negative phenomena, educating, raising awareness and news reporting.

It was also found that the most common problems among journalists are: low financial returns, finding reliable information sources and lack of information .

It turned out that the Internet is considered the main source of information followed by news agencies and government official.

Media freedom is regarded as the most influential factor for editorial policies.

The newspapers management representatives are committed to the journalistic work ethics, since that the level of satisfaction regarding editorial policy can determine the journalists’ ability to express their views and opinions beside the mutual commitment among the newspapers in GCC countries to adopt an integrated official policy to be followed by all journalists in the GCC.