TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nzari,Hazhar
AU  - Supervisor: Stubbs,Jonathan
TI  - Journalism in wartime: Reporting conflict in the Iraqi Kurdistan region isis war 2014-2016
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Nicosia
PB  - Cyprus International University
KW  - Media -- Reporting conflict
KW  - Medya -- Çakışmayı bildirme
KW  - Islamic state in Iran and Syria war
KW  - İran ve Suriye savaşında İslam devleti
KW  - Kurdish journalism
KW  - Kürt gazeteciliği
N1  - Includes CD; ABSTRACT
This thesis examines the practice of television journalism in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq under wartime conditions. The aim of the study is to understand how and in what way Kurdish journalists reported on the ISIS war in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq between 2014 and 2016. This topic is significant because it was the first time the modern Kurdish media covered wartime news and reports. In the process, the Kurdish media became a resource for the global news media.
In the thesis, the history of Kurdish journalism, particularly television, which dates back to 1991 and the collapse of the Saddam regime, is demonstrated. Following this, the duties of journalism in the visual media, meaning the Kurdish TV channels, are overviewed during the war against ISIS terrorist group in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. In addition, their inadequacies, issues and weaknesses are investigated, and a comparison between the Kurdish media channels and the global channels is made. The research depends on the interview method to collect information and accurate responses to the research questions. Interviews have been conducted with the Kurdish reporters who participated in the war as well as some television channel managers and Kurdish media experts. The thesis proceeds to analyze the content and results of the interviews. Hence, it is explained that the issues occurred in the Kurdish media coverage in the war against ISIS in all the three aspects of technical, vocational and content was due to the lack of experience of the Kurdish media and the unspecialized Kurdish reporters in wartime coverage. In conclusion, several results and recommendations are proposed to improve and provide better opportunities for Kurdish television reporters.
Keywords: Media, Reporting conflict, ISIS war, Kurdish journalism, challenges against Kurdish media during the ISIS war; Includes references (92-104 p.)
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