Basic components of media policies and the position of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the free flow of information

Subject Areas : Policy Mmaking

Mohammad-Ali Gholizadeh ¹ (PhD student in Public Policy, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University)
Hadi Khaniki ² (Professor, Department of Communication, Allameh Tabatabai University (Corresponding Author))
Feruz Rad ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Payame Noor University,)
Morteza Mohammadzadeh ⁴ (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Islamic Azad University of Tabriz)

Received: 2021-10-31 Accepted : 2022-01-08 Published : 2021-11-22

Keywords: Islamic Republic of Iran, Press, Social networks, Free flow of information, media policies,

Abstract :

New communication technologies have realized the idea of a global village. technical innovations have created new conditions in the media sphere, contributed to the growth of the media, and changed the view of information exchange, regulation, and government policy in this area. These changes have forced planners and decision makers to create an efficient and appropriate model for managing and organizing this space. The free flow of information has also challenged the power of governments and made the media policy-making process particularly important. This study seeks to answer the question: what are the basic components of the media policies of the IR-Iran in the field of press and social networks? What is the system's media policy towards the free flow of information? hence, the theoretical approach of the network community was used. To conduct this qualitative research, various data were collected and analyzed using library and documentary sources. In this regard, citing Article 110 of the Constitution, and using the environmental scanning method, the leadership statements were examined. Extracted themes were coded by thematic analysis method, which resulted in extracting the basic themes of media policies and categorizing them into comprehensive themes (Political, economic, social and moral). The findings indicate 13 main components of the media policy of the IR-Iran in the field of press and social networks. Also, due to the emphasis on the justice and the two-way flow of information, these policies are closer to the opponents of the free flow of information.