The Effect of mobile journalism on media practice in the Kurdistan region-Iraq

Abstract

This research aims to know the Effect played by mobile journalism in media practice in the Kurdistan region - Iraq. In this research, the descriptive approach is applied in the manner of a field survey on a non-random, intentional sample of media professionals whose size is (100) media professionals in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq, based on a questionnaire form, in order to access accurate data and information related to the questions and objectives of the research. In this research, the researcher reached a set of results, the most important of which are: that a high percentage of media professionals in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq use a mobile phone, and they rely primarily on an iPhone-type device to collect news and information from media sources. The research sample also uses a mobile phone for media coverage of still images and news, and they care, follow and trust the mobile phone permanently in their media work. Finally, the respondents' attitudes about the mobile phone and their implications for media performance, which contributed to the convergence and integration of the media.