Preliminary monitoring results of the media coverage of the 31 October Presidential Elections in Ukraine
TVs
Newspapers
Regions
OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission (EOM) has been observing the Presidential Election in Ukraine. On September 3, the EOM commenced monitoring of six national TV stations, one Kyiv-based, one Donetsk-based TV channel, and nine daily newspapers. In addition, the EOM has been analyzing the prime time news on sixteen regional TV channels. The Mission has sought to evaluate whether the media provide impartial and balanced coverage of the political contestants and the campaign issues.
Monitoring is conducted using qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis. Quantitative analysis measures the total amount of time and space devoted to election contestants on the news and information programs. Qualitative analysis evaluates the tone in which the relevant political subjects are portrayed – positive, neutral or negative.
Explanation on the charts:
The upper bar charts (blue) and pie charts show the total amount of airtime or space allocated to relevant political subjects
The bar charts below show the total number of positive (green), neutral (white) and negative (red) references about relevant political subjects
The media monitoring is conducted and supervised by the MEMO 98 representative.
Contact information:
Rasto Kuzel
OSCE/ODIHR EOM Media Analyst
tel. 00380 - 44 537 79 01 / 79 02 / 79 03 / 79 04
fax. 00380 - 44 537 79 05
mob. 00380 – 667 491 017
Congress and Exhibition Centre
25 Turhenevska St., Kyiv 01054
Ukraine
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