Both print and electronic media frequently engaged in publication of speculation presented as “facts”, primarily through the use of anonymous sources, or as opinion and position held by the author, the journalist him/herself. At the same time, there were just a few journalist reports and articles of purely informative character that were based exclusively on the factual situation and clearly named and listed sources.
The suggestive and manipulative approach to the information and facts is visible with the greater part of television broadcasters in the lead announcements of the actual stories. The announcements are rather lengthy, burdened with comments even before the facts and arguments are presented in the story, and often they are tendentious (alarming, critical, in denial…) in character. Such announcements not only make it increasingly difficult to recognize the actual genre used by the story, but they make it even more difficult to recognize the facts, arguments and sources of information. The manner in which certain media “package” their announcements are not objective information for the citizens.
These are few of the general conclusions of the 5th issue of the “Media Mirror”, monitoring of Macedonian media, that covers January 2006. “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.
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Media Mirror, January 2006 – PDF version (302KB)
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