The Cultural Page in the Iraqi Newspapers 1980-1988: Notes and Conclusions
Abstract
On the one hand, the study of the cultural page is related to the knowledge of cultural policy, because this knowledge is related to the goal of research, and on the other hand, given the important role that planning plays in the general policy of the state in the societies of modern countries, the definition of the concept of cultural policy begins with placing it in the place designated for it with the policies The other is in the function of the state that collectively constitutes the overall picture of that policy, and in this context taking the concept of cultural policy its meaning and importance that culture in its general meaning is a key factor in defining and showing the identity of society through the multiple, diverse and interacting relations between it and its cultural production. And since the requirements of development in general depend on the possibility of achieving them on the extent of the individuals awareness of his role in this, for this necessity, in the third world countries in particular setting a detailed policy to guide the culture in order to contribute to achieving the stated goals and within the limits of this attempt, the topic will be limited through the impact of cultural policy in Iraqi newspapers produce a cultural page that usually publishes literary and artistic topics. I have taken this page as one of the fixed sections in the newspaper, as a template for the header to see how this page adheres to the normative values of cultural policy in its interference with media policy.This research will not touch on the study of two important topics, although they constitute other dimensions of the topic: The first concerns the impact of this page on readers, "and the second relates to an analysis of its content, because the research aims to know the issueTwo-sided: The first side of the tram page with that policy during the years of the Iraq-Iran war - , especially since the priority of the media culture was tiring to mobilize the masses to face the conditions of the war and its requirements, and the second face is indicating the general frameworks of its content even if it contains topics that were not . A direct link to the circumstances of the war. We will discuss this issue through two axes: By doing the first on the issues of media cultural policy, the second will be presented and analyzing the nature of the cultural page and the extent of its contribution to mass mobilization, directly or indirectly.Finally, it is indicated that the nature of the topic required the adoption of a descriptive approach to analysis to achieve the purposes of the research within the limits of its historical framework, which explored many on the side and cheek does not exceed cultural lameness, as an additional topic and complementing other topics that dealt with the media aspects of cultural policy