Blur and Dosing: The Channels Return to The Previous Way

Blur and Dosing: The Channels Return to The Previous Way

4 Січня 2014
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4 Січня 2014
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Blur and Dosing: The Channels Return to The Previous Way

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Ruling party candidates won in IV majority constituency and because of the credit and discount of price for Russian gas was received; the authorities reachedtactical political success and could respire while Euromaidan and opposition would choose the direction of the further actions.  At the same timeeuphoria of coverage of Euromaidan passed. The TV channels gradually return to the mode of metered informationsubmission. Review of the coverage of the most important events December 24-31, 2013 in concluding news broadcasted by national channels(“PidsumkyDnya” by First National Channel; “TSN” by 1+1; “Podrobnosti”by Inter; “Sobytiya” by TRC Ukraine; “Fakty” by ICTV).
Blur and Dosing: The Channels Return to The Previous Way
Blur and Dosing: The Channels Return to The Previous Way

The euphoria of the coverage of Euromaidan passed. The channels gradually return to the mode of metered informationsubmission. We hear more and more comments of ruling party politicians and government officials in broadcast. And violent beating of journalist TetianaChornovol became a cause for completion schemes of implementation of compromising and manipulative materials in the central TV channels broadcasting.

THE MOST CATCHY TRAITS OF RELEASES

1.    The studied TV channels did not providethe most criticalsoundbites of opposition representatives and internationalpoliticians (a lesser extent 1+1).

2.First National Channel and TRC Ukraine downplayed the significance of the events.

3.Inter doesn’t meet the standard of balanced submission of messages. There are much more sound bites of authorities than sound bites of opposition. The sound bites of opposition that are less clear and conclusive are used.

4. Almost all channels (a lesser extent ICTV)massively promoted efforts of authorities that were allegedlyaimed at theEuropean Union Association Agreement signing.

5. 1+1 was the only one channel which submitted a lot of exclusive materials. There were good examples of interesting characters and also the other side of events was presented.

DECEMBER 24, 2013, TUESDAY

Kyiv City Council Secretary HalynaHereha has closed the session of the city council in ten minutes after beginning.

All the channels reported that the session of the city council was blocked and conducted as a retreat. Channels have transmitted the picture about deputies from opposition that were breaking through the doors into the meeting room. The standard of balance was met only by 1+1 but no channel does inform who had blocked the entrance into the meeting room and why it had been done.

The suppressed issues

That day the channels kept the silence about two important topics. There was intention to grant amnesty not only to protestors but also to “Berkut” soldiersthat were guilty of misuse of powers and beating of people. The second topic was inability to use this law on amnesty.

DECEMBER 25, 2013, WEDNESDAY

That day the information of the violent beating of TetianaChornovol became the prime topic of all the channels.

But “TSN” (1+1)did not inform that before the incident TetianaChornovol had filmed the manor of the Minister of the Interior: “All she could tell was that she had been chased by jeep but she couldn’t remember its registration number. An activist of the EuromaidanOleksiyHrytsenko said that that evening she was preparing articles about manors where heads of law enforcement agencies are living”.

Author of the item didn’t mention VitaliyZakharchenko. And also he suppressed that Tetiana had managed to post the material in her blog on Ukrayinska Pravda.

This post on Ukrayinska Pravda was showed by “Sobytiya” at TRC Ukraine. Oksana Mulyar noticed:“During Tetiana’s work as a journalist even the country's leaders became objects of her investigations.Just yesterday she filmed country estates of high ranking officials. Here is the material she had posted just before her beating.”

Herewith “Sobytiya” are also cautious; they didn’t announce Zakharchenko’s name by voiceover, only the screenshot of the post on Ukrayinska Pravda was showed.

It was reminded on ICTV that Chornovol“is known by publications about houses of high ranking officials, in particular about the presidential residence in Mezhyhirya, big house of Head of National Security Council as well as country estate of Minister of the Interior where she has been on the eve.”

Inter and First National Channelsaid nothing at allabout the fact that Chornovolhad filmed and posted photos of Zakharchenko’s house. Narrator of First National Channel just has noticed: “Earlier the woman declared that somebody spied on her because of her big investigations.”

The suppressed issues

That day no channel does inform that there was worry in OSCE because of safety of journalists in Ukraine after beating of TetianaChornovol.

DECEMBER 26, 2013, THURSDAY

That day the protests of journalists with claim for dismissal of Minister of the Interior were held in all the country. The protests were held near the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kyiv as well as near police departments in the regions. The role of journalists is downplaying deliberately.

Two channels, Inter and First National Channel, haven’t said a word on the fact that journalists held the protests with claiming for dismissal of Minister of the Interior.

NO CHANNEL HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE REASONS WHY JOURNALISTS CLAIMED FOR DISMISSAL ZAKHARCHENKO.

DECEMBER 27, 2013, FRIDAY

Suspects for beating TetianaChornovol were connected with David Zhvaniya, Klitschko brothers, “Batkivshchyna”, TVi and gang of “Rybka”.

All channels have fulfilled their intended role in the special operation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They did not ask too many questions and did not use the expert opinions, as well as did not provide the essential comments of opposition politicians.

The suppressed issues

All channels except ICTV, said nothing that the United States called on Ukraine respect human rights, despite the fact that day before the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine posted such a statement on its website.

DECEMBER 28, 2013, SATURDAY

That day protesters of Automaidan drove to the country estate of Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka.

The Inter has said nothing about this situation, as well as the First National Channel. 1+1 has shown the protest but hasn’t said a word why “kamaz” (a truck) appeared on protesters’ road. The journalists haven’t informed that the truck was under protection of the State Traffic Patrol Department. However, “Fakty” (ICTV) has shown the State Traffic Patrol Department officers and provided their opinion that “it seemed that the drivers are gone and they seek to penalize them. But the protesters had filmed the officers that were sitting in trucks and blocking the road”.

The suppressed issues

Dmitry Medvedev said: “Ukraine is responsible for credit by all of its property”.

THE INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED BY ANY OF THE CHANNELS.

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