Policymaking in the Public Media with a Aim of Supporting Fair Election

The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, as a government media, is considered to be the country's largest media, which plays a key role in political events, such as elections. This research is aimed at analyzing the process of news policy of IRIB during the election to the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran. The research, through interviewing the experts, aggregates the data and analyzes these data through the theme analysis. The results of this research are presented as themes. Themes that can be used to prioritize the input of news stories in this media, the categorization of news feeders, the prioritization of long-term, medium-term, and short-term news lines. They will help improve the level of fair treatment during the elections in this media. The proper application of these themes, especially when revising the news headlines, is worth considering for the upcoming elections