The trends of journalists in the GCC countries towards the future of Journalistic Work An exploratory study among Bahraini media professionals

Abstract

The researcher seeks to explore the future of print journalism, in light of the many technological changes and technical developments in the fields of communication. Even though 50.4% of the respondents said that electronic newspapers may cancel the print newspaper, 38% said about the future of paper journalism that it will partially cease to be published. In another question, 16.7% confirmed that “paper journalism is like other means the other does not disappear.29.9% of respondents asserted that the future of paper journalism is to continue publishing. This may give an estimate of the possibility that the paper journalism will witness developments in line with the changes that this field has witnessed, especially since only 27% have chosen the paper journalism should be totally discontinued