The Role of Legal Texts in Enhancing the Social Responsibility of Iraqi Media

Abstract

The study aimed to clarify the positive role of legislative texts on the efficiency of the media in carrying out its social responsibility, and to show the negative effects of legislative texts on the commitment of the Iraqi media to its social responsibilities, and to determine the degree of commitment of the Iraqi media to its social responsibilities according to the Iraqi media professionals’ estimation, and to show the legislative difficulties that limit the ability of the Iraqi media to commit to its social responsibilities. The present study adopted the descriptive analytical approach by using the sample survey method through a random sample of Iraqi media professionals consisting of (120) media professionals. The study concluded that: Legislative texts leave positive effects on the work of Iraqi media institutions according to the estimates of Iraqi media professionals, and that framing media work with a legal framework represents the positive role of legislative texts regulating the work of the media most appreciated by Iraqi media professionals