Etičnost izvještavanja o potresima na Banovini u središnjim informativnim emisijama nacionalnih televizija 2020.-2021.

master's thesis

• Title (english): Ethics of reporting of earthquakes in the Banovina in the main national television shows 2020-2021
• Author: Kristina Komljenović
• Mentor: Gordana Vilović (mentor)
• Committee member: Gordana Vilović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Mučalo (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dunja Majstorović Jedovnicki (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Journalism

Abstract

Hrvatsku je 2020. i 2021. godine pogodio niz potresa iza kojih su ostale velike nematerijalne i materijalne posljedice. Izgubljeni su brojni životi, građani su ostali bez svojih domova, a potresima se nije nazirao kraj. Kako je potres jedna od prirodnih katastrofa koju je gotovo nemoguće kontrolirati ljudskom silom, važno je obratiti pozornost na koji način će se o toj temi govoriti i izvještavati.
Novinarstvo u Hrvatskoj u posljednjih desetak godina uzelo je maha po pitanju bombastičnih naslova, najava, priloga i članaka. Nije rijedak slučaj da novinske i televizijske kuće krše neka od osnovnih ljudskih prava i etičkih načela, bez obzira na zakone i norme koji su propisani. Obzirom da je riječ o izvještavanju o prirodnoj katastrofi s tragičnim ishodom, bilo je potrebno pažljivo odabrati riječi, slike, kadrove, ali i način na koji će neki od događaja u potresu biti prikazani. Stoga, ni u ovoj situaciji nema mjesta senzacionalističkim elementima za kojima posežu neke medijske kuće, posebice jer su u potresu stradale i maloljetne osobe.
Ovim istraživanjem provedena je analiza triju informativnih emisija vodećih televizijskih kuća u Hrvatskoj u razdoblju od 28. prosinca 2020. do 4. siječnja 2021. godine, čime se željelo utvrditi jesu li televizijske kuće kršile etička načela pri izvještavanju o potresima na Banovini. Istraživanje je potvrdilo da su komercijalne televizije, RTL i Nova TV, kao i javni servis HRT, kršili neka od etičkih načela te su u izvještavanju o potresima koristili elemente senzacionalizma.

Abstract (english)

In 2020 and 2021, Croatia was hit by a series of earthquakes that left great intangible and material consequences. Numerous lives were lost, citizens were left without their homes, and the earthquakes were not done yet. As the earthquake is one of the natural disasters that is almost impossible to put under human control, it is important to pay attention on how this topic will be talked about and reported.
In the last ten years, journalism in Croatia has gained momentum in terms of bombastic headlines, announcements and articles. It is not uncommon for news and television stations to endanger some of the basic human rights and ethical principles, regardless of the laws and norms that are prescribed. Considering that it is a natural disaster with a tragic outcome, it was necessary to carefully choose the words, pictures, shots, but also the way in which some of the events regarding the earthquake would be portrayed. Therefore, in this situation there is no place for the sensationalist elements that some media houses represent, especially because minors were also victims in the earthquake.
This research conducted an analysis of three news programs of leading television companies in Croatia in the period from 28 December 2020 to 4 January 2021, which wanted to determine whether television companies violated the ethical principle in reporting on the earthquakes in Banovina. The research confirmed that commercial television, RTL and Nova TV, as well as the public service HRT, violated some of the ethical principles and used elements of sensationalism in reporting on earthquakes.

• Keywords: potres; Banovina; etika; etička načela; ljudska prava; senzacionalizam; HRT; RTL; Nova TV; mediji; televizija
• Keywords (english): earthquake; Banovina; ethics; ethical principles; human rights; sensationalism; HRT; RTL; Nova TV; media; television
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:609591
• Study programme: Title: Journalism; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra novinarstva (magistar/magistra novinarstva)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Access restricted to students and staff of home institution
• Created on: 2022-01-13 14:49:53