The Factors Influencing the Work of the War Correspondent in the Iraqi satellite channels

Abstract

The present study aims at knowing the most effective and governing factors in the work of the war correspondents in the Iraqi satellite channels. It attempts to define aspects of this governing and reveals the basics adopted in handling the most important issues and their relevance to the administrative, political and professional authority. The research is descriptive in kind as the researcher used the survey and questionnaire to collect data and information. Speciem was selected intentionally with a number of 96 War correspondents who work in the Iraqi satellite channels. The research has come out with the following conclusions the most important of which are :

1. Clear emphasis by majority of speciem, %56.8, that reason for the war correspondent's choice of the satellite channel is professional. This reflects the positive cause enjoyed to choose this profession. It might be related to the correspondant's disposition and the political agreement between the media and political discourse of the channel and the correspondant working for it. This may be reflected positively on the professional conduct in covering and handling military events.
2. Majority of speciem, %67.4, pointed out that their choice of work is a personal wish, which reflects the individual desire for work to present war reports from battlefields which are highly effective despite risks the correspondent might be subject to.
3. Results showed that a War correspondent owns experience of %57.8 in handling new technologies despite weakness witnessed by the training side of the TV channels. The War correspondent attempts to develop his potentials which urge him to learn and own skills to contain modern techniques.
4. Research results showed that %38.9 of speciem believe that the most important source of threat comes from Admin where he might be dismissed of his job. This might be conducive to tension between the Admin and the correspondent.

 5. Research results also showed that %48.4 of speciem believe that dissatisfaction of the TV channel with the work done by the correspondent stems from curtsey shown to officials and magnifying their image. This might be done to win personal benefits away from the channels they work for. It certainly weakens the correspondent' image in the eyes of the audience