In this research, the two researchers review the theory of dependence on the media, in terms of concept and definition, and then the main pillars on which it is based, the nature of the dimensions of dependence on the media, and the duality of the interdependence relationship between the media and the political system, and then the impacts of dependence on digital communication and types of exposure in light of the theory, and then the researcher briefly addresses the effects of relying on the media in its three cognitive, emotional and behavioral axes, and concludes the topic By applying the results of the theory to the respondents.

Media dependence theory, Trends formation, Political media, Digital communication.