Document Type : Research Paper
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This article is a summary of a thesis of MS in political science in which the outcomes of a content analysis research have been presented. In this research, channel J news of IRIB has been analyzed to introduce structure and method of political news broadcasting. In this age, audiences do not access facts directly. Mass media, especially TV, play an important role in this field. In the process of news and information presentation, the impacts of countless factors will cause news distrotion; thus, as we observe, one single event may be reported differently or even adversely. What leads to distrotion of facts is biased news selection and broadcast. Now, it is undrcstandable why most communication thinkers know inpartiality of myths. The outcomes of this study as well, indicate biased selecting and broadcasting domestic and international political news of channel 1, i.e. domestic political stories are positively and international political stories arc negatively reported. In conclusion, channel J news give an image of two different worlds; on one hand, stability and regularity of domestic ruling situation, and on the other hand, unstability and irregularity of international ruling situation.
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