The general climate of the Media and it's Impact on the Professional performance of Journalists in the State of Palestine Field study

The research deals with the general climate of the media and its impact on the professional performance of journalists in media institutions in Palestine, by Getting to know the compressive environment faced by journalists and the most prominent challenges that affect media professional performance. The researcher used a questionnaire form (survey), and the sample included 200 journalists in all institutions. The research used the theory of the media gatekeeper, and relied on the descriptive survey approach, and among the most prominent results concluded by the research is that economic pressures are among the most factors and reasons that affect professional performance and constitute a stressful environment for them by (46.9%), and that the largest percentage of Journalists know in the radio sector (40%), while television ranked second with a rate of (19.8%). The researcher recommends the necessity of activating laws that guarantee the right of journalists to freedom of opinion and expression.

Keywords: general climate, professional performance, journalists, media institutions, Palestine...