Reflection of Iran 12th Presidential Election in the Press (Analysis of Keyhan and Shargh Newspapers Articles from 5th to 19th May 2017)

This research aims to recognize how the 12th presidential election of Iran was reflected in two newspapers of Keyhan and Shargh. The research focuses on the last two weeks of Iran 12th presidential election campaign from 5th to 19th May 2017. The research units are reviewed based on the Agenda-Setting Theory and through applying the analysis methodology. Rohani and Raeisi were the two main rivals in the election campaign. Shargh and Keyhan newspapers supported Rohani and Raeisi respectively The targeted sampling was applied on successive days and resulted in 614 election articles. The research findings show that the major approach of both newspapers are publishing the “news”; then the articles have been provided in the format of “report” by Keyhan Newspaper and “note” by Shargh Newspaper; therefore, it can be said that Shargh is closer to deep analysis nature of the newspaper articles in comparison with Keyhan. Both newspapers have directly supported their nominees. Shargh and Keyhan newspapers have respectively made their most criticisms of