THE FIRST NATIONAL CHANNEL DID NOT REFLECT THE EAST-UKRAINIAN RESISTANCE FULLY
THE FIRST NATIONAL CHANNEL DID NOT REFLECT THE EAST-UKRAINIAN RESISTANCE FULLY
Telekritika Public Organization continues the specific monitoring of the First National Channel. This state TV channel is financed from the state budget of Ukraine by the use of the citizens’ taxes. Therefore, we consider it to be necessary to enforce the control over the channel concerning its professional standards. Special attention will be paid to the issues withheld.
Monitorings for March 24–30 are available here, monitorings for March 17–23 are available here, monitorings for March 10–16 are available here, monitorings for March 3–are available here, monitorings from February 24 to March 2 are available here, monitorings for February 3–9 are available here, monitorings for February 10–16 are available here, monitorings for February 17–23 are available here.
You are free to get detailed information on the monitoring methods here.
The summarized monitoring of the all national channels for January is available here.
The total amount of socio-political issues, facts and opinions important for full-value and objective information pattern that were withheld by the First National Channel in the concluding daily news issues (Day Resume, everyday 9 p.m. broadcasts from Monday till Saturday):
|
Week |
Total amount of socio-political issues |
Withheld by the First National Channel out of them |
Percentage of withheld issues |
|
07.04–13.04 |
527 |
315 |
60% |
|
24.03–30.03 |
352 |
217 |
62% |
|
17.03–23.03 |
429 |
255 |
59% |
|
10.03–16.03 |
444 |
286 |
64% |
|
03.03–09.03 |
434 |
287 |
66% |
|
24.02–02.03 |
414 |
306 |
74% |
|
17.02–23.02 |
493 |
414 |
84% |
|
10.02–16.02 |
211 |
191 |
91% |
|
03.02–09.02 |
212 |
185 |
87% |
The geography of events concerning Ukrainian-Russian confrontation has essentially expanded on the April week under review. Although the rate of the important socio-political issues withheld by the news of the First National Channels was the same as during the weeks before, the key events in the Eastern regions of Ukraine making up the most critical part of the information pattern of the week were not reflected fully by the channel. Some of the events were left out of the journalists’ attention. Still, there was no strong sense of systematic withhold of the events. As before, less attention has been paid to the responses and actions of the international community concerning Ukrainian-Russian crisis. The number of flagrant violations of information journalism standards was not high (except the standard of credibility, i.e. citing the sources of factual information).
