Factors of Selecting and Publishing News of Gatekeepers in Tishreen and Al-Watan Newspapers

The study aimed at examining the influential factors in selecting news of gatekeepers in Tishreen and Al-Watan, the Syrian Newspapers, as well as exploring the distribution of gatekeepers roles in these newspapers by making the final decision for publication, and identifying their perception of news and validity criteria for selection and publishing, The study used the method of media survey through in-depth interview tool with 15 gatekeepers in Tishreen Newspapers, and seven in Al-Watan Newspaper in 2016. The study results showed that news values,business ethics, political power, editorial policy and the ownership were the most significant factors in selecting news. Editor in chief plays an essential role in the series of final decision to publish in these newspapers, while editors are fullfilling a limited role. The study recommended to train journalists in their various administrative levels about the latest developments in news industry (selection, preparation, drafting, publishing), making the biggest field for editors to participate in selection news, editing, publishing, and placement news that meet criteria for publishing but Don’t suit newspapers trends in other media arts. The study called for comparative studies about gatekeepers roles between the Syrian, Arab and foreign media to see variation in local contexts of each country, expansion in understanding of gatekeepers roles by connecting the gatekeeping theroy with other media theories.

Environmental Communication Environmental Issues in Syrian Newspapers- An Analytical Study of Albaath, Althawra, and Teshreen Newspapers During the First Half of 2008

The problem of this study is focused on how environmental issues are presented in Syrian newspapers due to the importance of the environment, the variety of dangers it involves and how journalism deals with it. This study aims at knowing to what extent Syrian newspapers are interested in the environmental issue and how they introduce it. This study answers a number of questions: What is the number, the nature, the focus, the quality and the quantity of the topics which are concerned with the environmental issue in the studied newspapers (Albaath, Althawra, and Teshreen). These newspapers were selected for many reasons: They are the oldest Syrian newspapers which are still published, and they constitute the main base of Syrian newspapers. A sample was drawn randomly from these newspapers during the first six months of 2008 by the use of the regular industrial week method.