THE IMPACT OF THE MEDIA POLICY OF SATELLITE CHANNELS ON THE ETHICS OF THE PROFESSION IN IRAQ

Abstract

The present study attempts to show the similarity or difference between the policy of media
institutions and the ethics of this profession are the subjects of this research. The study deals with
-three satellite channels of different directions in order to investigate the effects they leave as a
result of their daily dealings with current events. These satellite channels represent Al-Iraqiya
News Channel, Al-Sumaria and Al-Furat TV. The results revealed that the media policy in the
three channels contradicts (always) and (sometimes) with professional standards, and this
difference in percentages is due to the difference in the press titles of the respondents according
to the nature of work and the size of responsibility at the channel and the proximity in dealing
with decision-makers or intellectual and financial reference. These principles and standards are
called the media policy of the institution, which is often written. Sometimes they appear in the
form of direct instructions for workers.