Ali Abdul hussein Hammadi, Dr. Maitham Hatem
Abstract
The media atthe Union of Iraqi Writers is not restricted to perform functional tasks, namely conveying a cultural message to the members of the union andguests. The media personnel share a common cultural concern; they have faith in culture and beauty industry, dedicated to their work, which is voluntary work without any financial return. This would promptan observer to analyze the secret behindsuch spiritual dedication to the cultural concern. Despite the fact there is a near-zero resources, media workers in the Union continue their work with a great deal of sincerity. The aim of this study is to analyze the media activities at the Union of Iraqi Literati and Writers to identify the methods, means, approaches, paths and rationale on which the media works. Furthermore, the studyaims to find out the topics that the media focused on and to identify its means. The researchers relied on in-depth interviews and applied the media content analysis method to reach the desired results.The interviewshave been conducted with two groups, the first group targeted workers in the media of the Union, while the second group contained the supervisors of the Union, the Executive and Central Councils, and representatives of minorities. The key objective of the study is to analyze the study society and the different classifications of terms. The study reached several conclusions: The Union Media has carried out various important media activities, most notably the printing of books and the issuance of cultural magazines and newspapers in various languages. It also fully supervises the international and local festivals held by the Union. The main focus of the Union Media has been on the cultural, humanitarian and social messages, providinglots of job positions, such as recreational and social, supervising the release of statements and tracking news of writers, their achievements and awards. The Union media also places great emphasis on national culture and broadly addressing foreign cultures.