Media content in alternative journalism : (A field study of a sample of Iraqi journalists)

Abstract

This research aims to find out the directions of alternative journalism for the production of media contents from the point of view of Iraqi journalists. The research relied on the descriptive survey method and an electronic questionnaire form, which was distributed to a deliberate sample of Iraqi journalists, numbering 300 individuals. One of the most important results of the research is: there is a statistically significant relationship between the most important source that alternative journalism relies on to obtain information to produce content and how it deals with the information sent from those sources, also the existence of a statistically significant relationship between the content most followed by the Iraqi public and the nature of the target audience in the alternative journalism. The method used by the alternative press affects the citizen’s confidence in the media content, and the existence of a significant impact of the production of content in the alternative press in its future vision.