Medijatizacija rizika: televizijsko izvještavanje o potresu na području Banovine

master's thesis

• Title (english): Mediatization of Risk: TV News Reporting on Earthquake in Banovina
• Author: Marija Milas
• Mentor: Viktorija Car (mentor)
• Committee member: Viktorija Car (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Antonija Čuvalo (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dina Vozab (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-24, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Journalism

Abstract

Masovni mediji jedan su od ključnih dijelova suvremenog društva. Njihov zadatak je informirati javnost na vrijeme i s istinitim informacijama, oni oblikuju društvo i kulturu, ali su i proizvod društva i kulture. Izvještavanje o riziku, privlači veliki broj gledatelja, zbog velikog naboja emocija koje se prenose preko, u ovom slučaju, televizijskog ekrana. U izvještavanju o prirodnim nepogodama uvijek je potreban dodatan oprez, kako ne bi došlo do zastrašivanja publike. Beck na prirodne nepogodne gleda kao na hazarde na koje se ne može utjecati, ali rizik nastaje kada predviđamo moguću štetnu posljedicu određenog hazarda. Jedna od glavnih metoda manipulacije putem medija su i emocije, koje sam ovim istraživanjem također obuhvatila. Cilj ovoga rada bio je istražiti kako je predstavljen rizik od posljedica potresa, koliko su mediji težili javnoj zamijećenosti, a koliko društvenoj dobrobiti u prilozima triju najvećih televizijskih kuća u Hrvatskoj: HRT, RTL i Nova TV. Uzorak je činilo ukupno 295 priloga. Rezultati istraživanja pružili su odgovor na četiri istraživačka pitanja: koliko su televizije u svojim središnjim informativnim emisijama u odabranim razdobljima posvećivale vremena izvještavajući o potresima na Banovini, kojim riječima se u televizijskim središnjim informativnim emisijama opisuje potres i posljedice potresa, kroz koje su vrijednosne i emocionalne obrasce televizije izvještavale o potresu i potresom pogođenim područjima i jesu li televizijski izvještaji nudili konkretno rješenje problema i doprinosili smirivanju situacije? Podaci su pokazali kako su mediji ispunili svoju funkciju, nisu konstruirali rizik, nisu manipulirali emocijama, služili su kao komunikacijski most između onih koji su stradali i institucija koje pružaju pomoć.

Abstract (english)

The mass media are one of the key parts of modern society. Their task is to inform the public in time and with true information, they shape society and culture, but they are also a product of society and culture. Risk reporting attracts a large number of viewers, due to the emotions that are transmitted through, in this case, the television screen. Additional caution is always needed in reporting on natural disasters, so as not to intimidate the audience. Beck views natural disasters as uncontrollable hazards, but the risk arises when we anticipate the possible harmful consequences of a particular hazard. One of the main methods of manipulation through the media is emotions, which I also covered in this research. The aim of this paper was to investigate how the risk of earthquake consequences was presented, how much the media aspired to public attention, and how much to social welfare in the reports of the three largest television companies in Croatia: HRT, RTL and Nova Tv. The sample consisted of a total of 295 television reports. The results of the research provided an answer to four research questions: how much time did television programs devote to reporting on earthquakes in the Banovina area in their central news programs in selected periods, what words are used in television central news programs to describe the earthquake and the consequences of the earthquake, through which value and emotional patterns did television news programs report on the earthquake and earthquake-affected areas and did television reports offer a concrete solution to the problem and contribute to calming the situation? The data showed how the media fulfilled their function, did not construct risk, did not manipulate emotions, they served as a communication bridge between the victims and the institutions that provide assistance.

• Keywords: rizik; medijatizacija; masovni mediji; emocije; potres; Banovina
• Keywords (english): risk; mediatization; mass media; emotion; earthquake; Banovina
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:658812
• 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: Open access
• Created on: 2022-02-02 16:36:18