THE ROLE OF THE IRAQI SATELLITE TV TALK SHOWS IN SHAPING THE PUBLIC’S ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT )SURVEY STUDY ON THE PUBLIC OF DHI QAR )

Iraqi satellite channels gain credibility through their programs. Dialogue programs that address issues of public concern and current events in Iraq and their consequences, including the Iraqi government and local, Arab, regional and international activities, as well as political movements It is connected in Iraq and the political parties and blocs. The programs host a group of experts and government officials who analyze the political situation, examine its dimensions, and clarify the future of the current political process in Iraq. On the other hand, people are also interested in such programs; Because they provide them with sufficient information about the facts, attitudes, trends and ideas related to events and movements in Iraq and in the region, and show the role of the Iraqi government in this regard and shape their attitudes or reform and It changes. In general, this study aims to discover the impact of such programs on the formation of currents related to the Iraqi government as a result of broadcasting such programs on Iraqi networks and to examine the cognitive, emotional and behavioral effects of people in the face of These programs pay. The study also seeks to demonstrate the role of Iraqi satellite network talk shows in shaping public attitudes toward the Iraqi government and local, Arab, regional, and international movements. This survey study was conducted on the population of Dhi Qar province and on (403) people as a statistical population. This research is a descriptive research and a survey method has been used to collect information that shows the facts, opinions, attitudes, trends, beliefs and perceptions of people about phenomena. Also, the tools used in this research are scientific observation, questionnaire and use of scale.

After reviewing the data, the results were obtained, the most important of which are: The most important reasons for the viewers of this program are monitoring and awareness of the situation in the country. The most important satellite channels in Iraq and the programs selected by the viewers are the Tigris Channel in the first place (utv) and the Afaq Channel in the second place, respectively; The most important motivation of the respondents to pursue such programs is first of all to understand the political reality and then to recognize the obstacles and problems facing the Iraqi government. Also, the results showed that the level of public trust in the dialogue programs and information obtained from These programs are in the first place (42.7%) and in the second place (36%). Respondents also emphasized that they use the information obtained from these programs to talk to others about the Iraqi government.