During the analyzed period (10-20 July 2006) the media demonstrated a very active approach and didn’t hesitate to offer their own thesis and recommendations on three major issues: a) the political position and prospects facing Vlado Buckovski after the defeat of the “For Macedonia Together” coalition; b) the position and prospects of Nikola Gruevski after his “For Better Macedonia” won the Elections; and c) the position and prospects of the DUI-PDP coalition after the electoral ‘victory’ and the opportunities available to DPA after their electoral ‘defeat’.
“Media Mirror” intents to present a clear picture of the professional standards and information criteria of the media, and the manner in which they cover and interpret the key social and political processes and events.
The monitoring includes six daily newspapers and six national TV broadcasters: “Vest”, “Vecer”, “Vreme”, “Dnevnik”, “Untrinski vesnik”, “Fakti”, TV “A1”, TV “Kanal 5”, “MTV 1″, “MTV 2″, TV “Sitel” and TV “Telma”. The selection of the monitored media was conducted on the basis of the evaluation of the influence they have, or could have, on the general public in the Republic of Macedonia.