Evaluation of Media Policies in Iran

progress of societies, it is necessary to pay attention to policies in these areas. The present study aims to evaluate media policies in Iran. This study is applied in terms of purpose and documentary-analytical in terms of method. This paper with a policy research approach, seeks to identify media related institutions, and the role of each of them in the police documents of Iran, the position of the rules and laws media. The findings of this study indicate that the media area is reflected in the policy documents in different ways. In the study of institutions involved in the media area, 21 cases were identified, the role and position of each of them is different. In the media area, several laws, regulations and rules have been enacted. The media policy model in Iran should be changed from the current top to the bottom to a participatory model. In addition, designing a system for monitoring programs and policies and developing indicators that can assess the effectiveness of these policies should also be on the agenda of policy makers in this area.