Analiza utjecaja verbalnih napada na novinarsku praksu u Hrvatskoj

master's thesis

• Title (english): An Analysis of the Impact of Verbal Attacks on Journalism Practice in Croatia
• Author: Nikolina Cetinić
• Mentor: Dina Vozab (mentor)
• Committee member: Dina Vozab (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Antonija Čuvalo (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Davorka Vidović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-02-16, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Novinari kao kreatori javnog mijenja često su na meti ismijavanja, prijetnji, zastrašivanja, ucjenjivanja, klevete, odnosno govora mržnje. Govor mržnje, naročito posljednjih godina, uvukao se u sve sfere društva. Novinari koji obnašaju javnu dužnost, nisu ostali imuni na ovaj fenomen. Brojna istraživanja pokazuju kako je ova pojava itekako zabrinjavajuća kako za osobnu dobrobit novinara tako i za novinarsku praksu općenito. Ovaj rad je napravljen po uzoru na njemačko istraživanje o utjecaju govora mržnje na novinare. U ovome radu cilj istraživanja bio je utvrditi postoji li utjecaj govora mržnje na novinarsku praksu u Hrvatskoj, koliko često se hrvatski novinari susreću s govorom mržnje te na koji način se nose s posljedicama. Istraživanje je pokazalo kako novinari u Hrvatskoj češće nailaze na govor mržnje usmjeren na novinare općenito, nego njih osobno. Također, rezultati su pokazali kako novinari smatraju da se intenzitet govora mržnje prema novinarima posljednjih godina pojačao te da je govor mržnje sveprisutniji. Isto tako, značajan broj ispitanika navodi kako su zbog govora mržnje koristili autocenzuru u svojem novinarskom radu zbog straha od govora mržnje, što je posebno zabrinjavajuće te može predstavljati i demokratski problem. Zabrana i kriminaliziranje govora mržnje čine se kao najlakše rješenje ovog problema, no postavlja se pitanje krši li se onda pravo na slobodu govora, koje se smatra jednim od temeljnih ljudskih prava. Upravo zato govor mržnje i dalje ostaje, velikim dijelom, nereguliran.

Abstract (english)

Journalists as workers of public service are often the target of threats, intimidation, blackmail, and slander. Hate speech, especially in recent years, has crept into all spheres of society. Journalists have not remained immune to this phenomenon. Numerous studies show that this phenomenon is very worrying both for the personal well-being of journalists and for journalistic practice in general. This paper is modeled after a German study on the impact of hate speech on journalists. In this paper, the goal of the research was to determine whether there is an influence of hate speech on journalistic practice in Croatia, how often Croatian journalists encounter hate speech, and how they deal with the consequences. The research showed that journalists in Croatia more often come across hate speech aimed at journalists in general, than themselves. Also, the results showed that journalists believe that the intensity of hate speech towards journalists has increased in recent years and that hate speech is more present. Moreover, a significant number of journalists state that they used self-censorship in their journalistic work due to fear of hate speech, which is particularly worrying and can also represent a democratic problem. Prohibition and criminalization of hate speech seem like the easiest solution to this problem, but the question arises whether the right to freedom of speech, which is considered one of the fundamental human rights, is being violated. This is precisely why hate speech still remains largely unregulated.

• Keywords: govor mržnje; novinari; sloboda govora; novinarstvo; autocenzura
• Keywords (english): hate speech; journalists; freedom of speech; journalism; self-censorship
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:660702
• 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: Closed access
• Created on: 2023-03-20 09:43:44