Role of Iraqi Medias to form Local 's general opinion and its Trends toward terrorism matters ( Level approach)

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The phenomena  of terrorism has been recently extended qualitatively  and qualitatively until becoming  to have its philosophy , its tools  and its goals.  This phenomena leaves dangerous effects in local and international  conditions, especially Iraq. It uses  military methods , developed  technical  means bolstered by  a huge experience  and big capabilities  that form a danger  exciting fear. This phenomena in Iraq is linked to  technical , cultural and  social  factors caused by  quick developments . The period  after 2003  has been witnessed  ( of topple of  former regime)  escalation in terrorist  operations  most importantly in Baghdad that was the most  violent in the Iraq's  contemporary  history, where the number of victims  of terrorism  soared to one hundred victims a day  as that matter  got clear  after the fall of Mosil  city  and some Iraqi cities  occupied  by ISIS . Besides ,  the Iraqi society does not  forget   the explosions in  Al-Karrada , Uraiba Market  where the number of the victims reached to  500 victim  ( martyr and injured ) in addition to  properties , vehicles and buildings destruction.  Thus our current study aims  to depend on  Caress- Level approach to  study the general opinion  to measure  the opinion of audience  along with its trends   in respect to  some events , subjects  and topics in the society that have been dealt with by Medias  as to interpret them accurately  and scientifically as this subject is concerned over studying terrorism  along with its effects  in three chapters . The chapter one includes the  methodological framework, while  the chapter  two  theoretical  framework  of level  approach theories for general  opinion . The chapter three  includes   field study   in addition to the results:
1.The characteristics  sensed by  those who have been searched via  Medias  are of  emotional one  in respect to terrorism matters  and that represented in (  killing , genocide , terror , horror  and illegal courts  establishment and prophets holy places  explosion  in addition  the churches ' violation and kidnapping.
2.The news  in Medias  are considered as a main source for  information of those who have been researched  in their daily life and led to  forming their trends  and their knowledge  in  terrorism matters.
3.The superiority  of  satellite channels trusted by  the researched  to get  their information  about  the terrorism matters, then internet  that being considered as a second competition in arrangement of references .
4. The spread of  crimes  with  all its types  , most importantly  the negative social  effects are as a result of  terrorism operations , then followed by  the deterioration of  general services  and divorces .
5. The filed study results  have appeared  that there are  statistically differences  to have the researched  expose to  different medias, where the value Z  is less than  the scheduled value  ( 0,199) , where it came in the first rank, with repition  184  with ratio 46%00 for males , 87 for females  with percentage  19%, 50 .

6. The study has proved  that there is  correlation relationship statistically  between   the researched 's motifs of   Baghdad city residents  along with their  dependence on  these medias.  T came in the 1st rank  ( understand)  where  the value  indicated 0.00 . The value of  Pearson's coefficient amounted 1.000

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