Press coverage of provincial elections in the Iraqi press

Abstract

This paper is considered an important step amonggroup of steps that through it one can define journalisticcoverage that the Iraqi newspapers do and the way theyhandle central issues that concern the country particularlythe issue of the elections of governorate councils. It isalways necessary to write papers of this kind with everynew subject to be acquainted with positives and negativesof this coverage. This paper is concerned with making ananalysis of the subjects published by Al-Sabah and Al-Zaman newspapers (Baghdad Edition) during the periodfrom 20/3/2013 till 9/4/2013 a period assigned by thehigher commission of electionsto carry out the electioncampaigns