THE EFFECT OF NEW MEDIA ON FORMATTING A PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT THE WAR IN YEMEN
The research aims to find out the extent of the effect of the new media on forming public opinion about the war in Yemen among Yemenis residing in Turkey, Moreover, to know the extent to which the research sample relies on social media in following up situation in Yemen compared to reliance on traditional media. The qualitative research "descriptive" methodology was used, through the an in-depth semi-structured interview method, to collect research data with eight Yemenis residing in Turkey. The results of the research concluded that most of the Yemenis residing in Turkey depend on social media as a main source in following up the war in Yemen, furthermore, the facebook was the first platform compared to other platforms in the following. The results of the research also revealed that the social media contributed greatly to the formation of the mental image that is closest to reality about the events of the war in Yemen among the research sample, in addition to the fact that most of the research sample do not trust all posts that were published on social media about the war in Yemen.
Keywords: New Media, Public Electronic Opinion, War in Yemen