If TV Channels Do Not Come to Power, Power Will Come to Them

If TV Channels Do Not Come to Power, Power Will Come to Them

9 Грудня 2013
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9 Грудня 2013
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If TV Channels Do Not Come to Power, Power Will Come to Them

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Monitoring analysis of professional standards in concluding news broadcasted by national channels (Day’s Resume by First National Channel; Television Service of News (TSN) by 1+1; Details by Inter; Events by TRC Ukraine; Facts by ICTV). 07.12.13
If TV Channels Do Not Come to Power, Power Will Come to Them
If TV Channels Do Not Come to Power, Power Will Come to Them

The number of PR materials demonstrating official functionaries of higher authorities with no information pretext has essentially grown recently. In the meantime, the number of allegedly missed significant issues is increasing as well as the number of neutral shots.

THE MOST CATCHY TRAITS OF SATURDAY RELEASES

1. The number of PR materials demonstrating official functionaries of higher authorities has grown. No essential information pretext is found.

2. The news releases tend to ignore events concerning harsh comments of the European politicians.

3. Neutral reporting shots dominate; the running commentaries are often moderated when they are brought into the studio.

4. The number of important issues allegedly missed has grown.

The traits listed above are unfortunately suggesting that the TV channels have received certain instructions from the power.

  

Changes in the way information is presented on each channel

Changes noticed in the release of Facts on the ICTV are especially striking. There were hardly any comments on the latest events concerning confrontation. At the same time, the news release of a short timing (15 minutes) managed to cover so to say burning materials such as:

-          Tomorrow, just like last week, the Ukrainian churches will pray for peace in Ukraine;

-          Almost 80 settlements are out of electricity because of foul weather;

-          A 14 years old student from Odessa is eager to ease the lot of the blind by means of advanced technologies (an item two minutes long).

TSN by 1+1

-          The amount of power promotion materials is bursting upon the eye. Such a feature is not typical for TSN;

-          The running comments are predominantly neutral or moderated;

-          The comments of European politicians are deliberately deprived of harshness and clearness. The content of their statements is paraphrased instead of using direct quotation;

-          The amount of materials on various actions and flash-mobs mostly from abroad is excessive. Moreover, they are presented with monotonous picture and do not carry any important message.

Details by Inter

- Studio comments add certain accents that are not further supported in the item. Sometimes they bring a new meaning into the item;

 - There were no key statements of European politicians in the release;

 -  The amount of materials on various actions and flash-mobs mostly from abroad is excessive. Moreover, they are presented with monotonous picture and do not carry any important message.

First National Channel

No reflection of topical events.

Topical Issues Suppression Rate

1. First National Channel.

2. Inter, TRC Ukraine, ICTV.

3. 1+1.

  

  1. Putin’s administration disclaims Ukraine joining the Customs Union

According to the statement of the Press Attaché for the President of Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovych did not discuss probability of Ukraine’s joining the Customs Union at the Sochi meeting. The Ukrainian party disclaimed the fact as well. Earlier, several media informed that Viktor Yanukovych agreed with Vladimir Putin on receiving 15 milliard dollars for Ukraine’s entry into the Customs Union. Such a statement has been made by George Lukas, the Economist reporter, with a reference to his own sources. The journalist published a respective post in his microblog at Twitter.

THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN BROADCASTED BY ALL CHANNELS 

2.    The European Parliament will pass a resolution on Ukraine next week. The statement has been made at the briefing in the Trade Unions Building by José Ignacio Salafranca, the Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party coordinating the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.

The European deputy stated: “We’d love to say that Ukrainian citizens are not alone. Millions of people support Ukraine’s European perspective, and we also have a wish to sign it. We respect courage of the people who stand for democracy, peace and consolidation… The European Parliament will pass a resolution on Ukraine next week.”

THE NEWS WAS ABSENT AT INTER, TRC UKRAINE, AND ICTV.

No running comments were presented by 1+1. There was a reference to the words above in the lead followed by the material on meetings in favor of Germany without any statements. In this way, the accent was shifted away from important claim.

  1. The members of the top brass have seized the TV center in Kyiv, located at Melnikova Street, 42.

THE EVENT HAS BEEN IGNORED BY FIRST NATIONAL CHANNEL AND ICTV.

  

  1. The press service of Batkivshchyna (the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland") informs that protest actions took place near the First National Channel, Inter, 1+1, ICTV, and TRC Ukraine.

THE INFORMATION WAS ABSENT AT ICTV.

The Inter team has made too much emphasis on their own channel while the attempt to prove their objectivity looked like excuse.

First National Channel, Svetlana Leontyeva, TV narrator: “Today, protesters from Euromaidan have picketed several TV channels, First National Channel among them. The goal of protesters was to support objective journalism and honest news. During two hours, my colleagues could hardly reach their workplace or leave for pickup. It turned out that most of those who came to the building of National Television Company of Ukraine do not watch First National Channel.” In reality, they came to demand honest coverage.

The entire item was devoted to the picket of the First National Channel. No other channels have been mentioned. Still, there have been denunciative remarks against First National Channel shown. There was a picketer saying: “I have been watching it these days, but there are no news. I don’t watch it usually as there is nothing to watch.”

5. A negotiation group from the European Union has arrived in Ukraine to look for the ways out to solve current situation. AS UNIAN correspondent reports, such a statement has been made by the European parliament deputy Jacek Saryusz-Wolski.

THE INFORMATION WAS IGNORED BY INTER, 1+1, FIRST NATIONAL, AND TRC UKRAINE.

ICTV, Lukyan Selsky, narrator: “Meanwhile, respectful guests like the European parliament and European parties representatives as well as famous politicians are arriving at Maidan. In particular, former president of Georgia Saakashvili has arrived. Standing side by side with the protesters, each of them underlines that the problem should be solved peacefully.”

A neutral sound bite without any specific statements was taken from Saryusz-Wolski’s commentary: “If this president and government sign the agreement on association, we will provide its speedy implementation and start to implement the package of macroeconomic support of Ukraine.”

6. Opposition summons everyone to come for popular assembly on December, 8

Klitschko said: “I call Kyiv citizens to come to Maidan tomorrow at 12. General mobilizations will be tomorrow. Those who cannot come to Kyiv should organize meetings in their cities.”

THE INFORMATION WAS NOT SHOWN BY FIRST NATIONAL CHANNEL.

ICTV, TRC Ukraine, and Inter broadcasted information about the march through the piece to camera from Maidan with loose interpretation. There was no sound bite with Klitschko explaining the situation clearly.

7. The European Union will forbid the entrance of their territory to some of the Ukrainian officials if the initiators of Euromaidan battering are not punished.  

Elmar Brock, the current Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, proclaimed: “Yanukovych must punish those who are guilty of battering (of Maidan protesters. – UNIAN). Aggression must be punished. If they are not punished, everyone who is responsible for law enforcement actions will not be able to enter the EU… Our point is that young people but not criminals should come to the EU.”

THE INFORMATION WAS NOT SHOWN BY ANY OF THE CHANNELS.

On ICTV, a sound bite with Elmar Brock appeared in the item of Olga Nikolaychik, but the content was different and did not carry such a clear warning.

On 1+1, there was an item on Maidan in which the correspondent mentioned the words of Brock in the following way: “Today, the main messages of Maidan have been delivered by the representatives of the European parliament. The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Elmar Brock has stated that those who are responsible for battering of protesters must be punished.”

BRIEF COMMENTS TO RELEASES COMPOSITION AND OTHER ITEMS BROADCASTED BY TV CHANNELS

Facts by ICTV, 18:45

State budget will be soon submitted for parliament’s consideration

Narrator: “State budget will be before long submitted for parliament’s consideration. The Minister of Income and Charges states that his department has already submitted all the necessary accounts and risk assessments for the next year to the Ministry of Finance. Besides, Oleksandr Klimenko has commented the break in signing the agreement on the European association and said that this is an opportunity for better dialogue for the sake of entrepreneurs.”

Oleksandr Klimenko, the Minister of Income and Charges of Ukraine: “Tax and dues sphere is systemic, qualified and stable. People receive tax or custom services; turn to us for administrative services, pay taxes, custom dues and charges. Due to this, the state is able to carry its social commitments.”

The material looks like made to order for another promotion of one of the main officials. Firstly, the sound bite contains direct advertisement of tax administration; secondly, the channel has not provided any serious statements concerning the 2014 budget recently.  

TSN by 1+1, 19:30.

A minister per hour. The state First National Channel has organized a telethon. 

The item is a manifest promotion of the state power with a pretentious goal to show their anxiety. While those who are guilty of violent disperse of Maidan are not punished, such claims sound especially cynical. The item is obviously shown not by the decision of the TSN staff. 

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