The role of Facebook in forming Public opinion towards the Provincial Government/ Kerbala "Survey study of Ahlulbait University Students"

Abstract

The study above deals with a subject which has not been tacklet at the provincial public opinion level, specially its variable , "the provincial government" The research will survey the viewpoint of an important sample of Iraqi society, that is the student of Ahlulbait University in the province.The researcher made a key question "what is the role played by facebook in forming the trends and assessment about the performance of the provincial government in Karbala".The study is significant in that it will be within the reach of the society members and the provincial government members through displaying the assessment and the members opinion about the performance of the provincial government.It,s gives a new understanding to the relationship between facebook and the audience and its relevance to forming the public opinion about such an experiment.The study aims at realizing the goals represented by the role played by facebook in changing the trends of the audience and its role in forming the trends in comparison with onother media, as well as reveling the role played by facebook in attracting the audience attention about the provincial government.This study is descriptive, survey- based in obtaining tabulation and analyzing the information.The study has reached at the following findings: The audience use cellphone (mobile) to have access to facebook at nearly 50% perThe study has found out that the audience rely on facebook at 69% in forming the public opinion trends toward the provincial government.