The role of public relations in spreading the culture of dealing with rumours A survey study of the role of public relations in the Department of Combating Rumors in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior in spreading the culture of dealing with rumours

Abstract

The research aims to identify the role of public relations in spreading the culture of dealing with rumors in Iraqi society, by conducting a survey of the opinions of workers in the Department of Combating Rumors in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, adopting the survey method and the questionnaire as a tool for collecting information and obtaining data, from a sample of (200) individuals working in the department, and after collecting data and analyzing it using the statistical program (SPSS) and drawing conclusions, the researcher reached the most important results: There is an important role for public relations in spreading the culture of dealing with rumors, and its procedures in confronting rumors enjoy the confidence of Iraqi society. And the support of senior management. The research also concluded that security rumors are the most widespread type of rumors in Iraqi society, and that the purpose of their spread is partisan competition for electoral purposes, and that seminars, bulletins and posters are more methods used by public relations in spreading the culture of dealing with rumors, and in From these results, the researcher concluded that the success of public relations in performing its role is due to the trust it enjoys in addition to the presence of a specialized staff with high experience in its field of work. In light of this, the researcher recommends the need for continued attention to the department for continued success. Therefore, the researcher suggests conducting a periodic periodic examination to determine the extent to which The continued success of public relations in spreading the culture of dealing with rumours.