The Role of International News Websites in Defining the Features of International Politics Towards the Kurdistan Region A Field Study for A Group of Journalists in The Kurdistan Region

Abstract

International news websites play a key role in determining international policies. This study is for selecting the role of the international websites of change and formulating international policies.

The researcher worked on survey methodology based on survey form, and the site study is Kurdistan Region journalists from the four governorates (Erbil, Sulemani, Duhok and Halabja) to draw some conclusions.

The aim of the study is to work on the role those international websites play in presenting the issues related to Kurdistan Region. The impact of this coverage on developments, decisions, and mindsets of countries in the global system towards the Kurdistan Region. 

This study obtained a number of conclusions, for example the quantity and quality of presentation of Kurdistan-related issues. It has had an impact on the attitudes of international policy and opinions about the Kurdistan Region. Furthermore, it was found that international website coverage of Kurdistan region cases was a part in the development of international policy.