Features for the Formation of the Media Image of Iraq in Russian Traditional and Digital Socio-Political Publications (Based on the Materials of “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”, “Novaya Gazeta” and the Newspaper “Kommersant”)

Within the framework of this study, the author examines the features that shape the media image of Iraq in Russian media. It should be noted that all-important political and economic events in Iraq are covered in Russia, therefore, information about this country interests Russian citizens. During the period of the civil war in Iraq, Russian-Iraqi cooperation made topics related to this country important and covered in the Russian media space. At the same time, important questions remain about the peculiarities of media participation in creating public opinion, attracting public attention to important topics, and, as a result, creating a media image of Iraq in the minds of the Russian public. At the same time, with the emergence of many different information sources and the increasing incidence of dissemination of fake and unverified information, the public has become more discriminating and conscientious in consuming media, preferring proven and well-known resources with significant coverage. At the federal level, these are large federal publications distributed in both paper and electronic versions. Among the important and popular resources were selected publications with different forms of ownership and other information policies - “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”, “Novaya Gazeta” and the newspaper “Kommersant”. On the pages of these publications and social networks, information about the most important and interesting events taking place in Iraq is published weekly. Based on this, we can say that Iraq is undoubtedly an important country, occupying one of the important elements in the information field in Russia. Here we must remember the long-term relationship between these two countries and the long history of their diplomatic relations.