THE ROLE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TO SPECIFY THE CORRUPTION ROOTS OF GOVERNMENT IN POLITICAL ISSUES IN IRAQ

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine, from the perspective of Iraqi journalists, the role of investigative journalism in establishing priorities for exposing corruption in government policies in Iraq. In the Iraqi Press Syndicate, the research population consisted of 374 journalists registered with the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, from which a random sample of 150 was drawn. Corruption types within Iraqi society. According to the findings of the study, investigative journalism is interested in exposing all administrative corruption and national security corruption issues. As one of the means to advance and develop investigative journalism, Iraqi journalists view it as the most slanted.