media mon february 06 eng

Slide1 : Media Monitoring Study of Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of State Security, Public Prosecutor’s and Court For “Alpe” Foundation February, 2006 Executive Organization: BCG research Financed by EU


Slide2 : Methodology BCG research conducted monitoring study for five Georgian newspapers: “Alia”, “Akhali Taoba”, “Akhali Taoba Kviridan Kviramde”, “Kviris Palitra” and “24 Hours ”. Totally 348 articles were analyzed and processed. Monitoring Study classified articles according to the following indicators: Number of articles Topic of articles Tone of articles Reasons for a certain tone Journalists


Slide3 : Evaluation of the tone was defined according to five variations: Very positive Positive Neutral Negative Very negative Evaluation of the tone was defined according to the following criterion: The manner of presenting information Perception of facts Emotional tone that is given in an introduction Emotional tone that is given in a resume


Slide4 : Neutral Tone: Tone of article is always ranked neutral when: Crime news is presented Informative articles mostly present facts (e.g. Trials; Protest actions towards police, Public Prosecutor’s, Ministry of State Security, Court and etc.) Articles refer to reforms in the above-mentioned structures The opinion of the respondent is not followed by an author’s comments or a resume. Advertisements and press announcements.


Slide5 : Positive Tone: Positive tone evaluation is based on the following criterion: (Regardless of positive and negative content of an article) When an author presents positive personal opinion on a subject matter. When positive tone is expressed in a concealing form though it can be perceived beyond an article. When the facts are backed up by positive comments. When positive tone is signified in journalist’s questions during an interview.


Slide6 : Negative Tone: Negative tone evaluation is based on the following criterion: (Regardless of positive and negative content of an article): When an author presents negative personal opinion on a subject matter. When negative tone is expressed in a concealing form though it can be perceived beyond an article. When the facts are backed up by negative comments. When negative tone is signified in journalist’s questions during an interview.


Slide7 : After having defined the tone of an article, the reasons for an author’s tone are identified. Corruption, human rights violation, abuse of power and others are supposed to be causes for negative tone. On the other hand, honestly executed job, professionalism, uncompromising and others can be the reasons for positive tones.


Main tendencies of the Month : Main tendencies of the Month Totally 348 articles were published concerning the survey issues in “Alia”, “Akhali Taoba”, “Akhali Taoba Kviridan Kviramde”, “Kviris Palitra”, “24 Hours” in February; The majority of articles (99%) are of neutral tone. 1% of the articles are of negative tone. Totally 3 articles of negative tones were published; No article of positive tone was released in February; Number of articles of negative tone referred to Court of Law (1), Ministry of Justice (1), Ministry of Internal Affairs (2); The negative tone related to Penitentiary is caused by reorganization\changes in the jails. The negative tone of the Ministry of the Interiors mainly refers to bias and groundless charges made by the Minster of the Interiors; The articles concerning the court are of neutral tone though it tends to be negative as far as the influence exerted over court is mentioned.


Number of articles by dates : Number of articles by dates


The chart signifies the number of articles with neutral, positive and negative tones for each newspapers : The chart signifies the number of articles with neutral, positive and negative tones for each newspapers


Percentage of articles on issues concerning Police, Public Prosecutor's, State Security, Court by newspapers : Percentage of articles on issues concerning Police, Public Prosecutor's, State Security, Court by newspapers High percentage of “Akhali Taoba” is caused by a great deal of small crime news in it.


Tone of Articles by Newspapers : Tone of Articles by Newspapers


Tone of Articles (percentage) : Tone of Articles (percentage)


Tone of Articles by Newspapers (percentage) : Tone of Articles by Newspapers (percentage)


Number of articles by each author in different newspapers in February 2006 : Number of articles by each author in different newspapers in February 2006 Alia Akhali Taoba / Akhali Taoba Kviridan Kviramde Kviris Palitra 24 Hours News Agency


Percentage of articles by each author in different newspapers in February : Percentage of articles by each author in different newspapers in February Alia Akhali Taoba / Akhali Taoba Kviridan Kviramde Kviris Palitra 24 Hours News Agency


Number of articles by each author in “Alia” in February : 60 articles Number of articles by each author in “Alia” in February


Number of articles by each author in “Akhali Taoba” in February : Number of articles by each author in “Akhali Taoba” in February 199 articles


Number of articles by each author in “Akhali Taoba Kviridan Kviramde” in February : 5 articles Number of articles by each author in “Akhali Taoba Kviridan Kviramde” in February


Number of articles by each author in “Kviris Palitra” in February : 4 articles Number of articles by each author in “Kviris Palitra” in February


Number of articles by each author in “24 hours” in February : Number of articles by each author in “24 hours” in February 80 Articles


Numbers signify quantity of articles : Numbers signify quantity of articles Bellow is given assumptive motives\reasons contributing to neutral and negative tone of articles


Slide23 : Numbers signify quantity of articles Bellow is given assumptive motives\reasons contributing to negative or positive tone of articles


How many times a concrete theme contributed to positive or negative tone of articles  : How many times a concrete theme contributed to positive or negative tone of articles Numbers signify quantity of articles


How many times a concrete theme contributed to negative tone of articles in each newspaper with exception of “crime news” and “information”  : How many times a concrete theme contributed to negative tone of articles in each newspaper with exception of “crime news” and “information”


Distribution of articles according to structures by newspapers : Distribution of articles according to structures by newspapers Numbers signify quantity of articles


Articles concerning the following structures : Articles concerning the following structures Data is accumulated from the articles concerning concrete structures. Other articles are informative without any attitudes to a concrete structure.


Tone of articles in regard to concrete structures : Tone of articles in regard to concrete structures Numbers signify quantity of articles


Bellow is given articles of neutral tone according to themes : Bellow is given articles of neutral tone according to themes Bar `Information` signifies articles presenting only facts, announcements, description of events (forthcoming or conducted trials, conclusion of prosecutor on a concrete case, chronological description of a certain law- breaking and others)


Quantity of newspapers by months (with the exception of 24 Hours) : Totally 5586 Quantity of newspapers by months (with the exception of 24 Hours)


percentage of articles by months  : percentage of articles by months


Number and percentage of articles in different newspapers from January 2005 to February 2006 : Number and percentage of articles in different newspapers from January 2005 to February 2006 High percentage of “Akhali Taoba” is caused by a great deal of small crime news in it.


Tone of articles from January 2005 to February 2006 : Tone of articles from January 2005 to February 2006 Numbers signify quantity of articles


Number of Articles in Different Months by Newspapers : Number of Articles in Different Months by Newspapers


Dynamics of tone of articles by months : Dynamics of tone of articles by months


Dynamics of Articles by months : Dynamics of Articles by months


Dynamics of tones of articles by months (percentage) : Dynamics of tones of articles by months (percentage)


Dynamics of tones of articles by months( whith exeption of “Neutral”) : Dynamics of tones of articles by months( whith exeption of “Neutral”)


Tone of articles concerning to structures from January 2005 to February 2006 : Tone of articles concerning to structures from January 2005 to February 2006 Numbers signify quantity of articles


Tone of articles concerning to structures from Janyary 2005 to February 2006 (Percentage) : Tone of articles concerning to structures from Janyary 2005 to February 2006 (Percentage)


Tone of articles concerning to structures from January 2005 to February 2006 (with the exception of neutral tone) : Tone of articles concerning to structures from January 2005 to February 2006 (with the exception of neutral tone) Numbers signify quantity of articles


Percentage of articles related to each structures from January 2005 to February 2006 : Percentage of articles related to each structures from January 2005 to February 2006


Number of articles concerning to a certain structure from January 2005 to February 2006 : Number of articles concerning to a certain structure from January 2005 to February 2006


Number of articles of negative tone concerning to structures : Number of articles of negative tone concerning to structures


Number of articles of neutral tone concerning to structures : Number of articles of neutral tone concerning to structures


Number of articles of neutral toneconcerning to structures : Number of articles of neutral toneconcerning to structures