Structural Typology and Content of Entertaining Political Programs in TV Channels Manoto, VOA & IRIB

Infotainment which is increasingly becoming an important phenomenon in the political and media world, has also become popular in Persian language television in recent years. This research studied the structural and content typology of six programs (Shabake Nim, Doctor Copy, Antenna, Parasite, Serfan Jahate Ettala, Hassas Nasho) in the three TV channels Manoto, VOA, and IRIB television using qualitative content analysis method. Based on the results of the analysis, three macro-level structural types can be distinguished: Entertaining, Informing, and Hybrid. These programs have common structural components, such as the use of intimate literature and pursuit informing in non-entertaining genre. Three types of typology can be presented in terms of content: The kind of political and critical orientation, the levels of criticize and attention to the structural and basic aspects, and the extent of pursuing non-political issues. These programs, in general, have common content features, such as emphasize and paying attention to the economic and welfare problems of people, and the wrong behaviors and contradictory words of the country officials.