Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.22522/cmr20210167

Analysis of Media Reporting Methods of Croatian Web Portals on the Coronavirus Topic

Medina Benzinović orcid.org/0000-0002-0865-459X ; University VERN, Zagreb, Croatia
Krešimir Dabo orcid.org/0000-0001-9260-7384 ; Edward Bernays University College, Zagreb, Croatia
Helena Šimić orcid.org/0000-0002-4817-1947 ; Edward Bernays University College, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The emergence of the coronavirus epidemic changed the manner the media reported to their readers all over the world, including in Croatia. Any news was presented as the main news, with such content most prominently being featured on Internet portals. The intensive dissemination of information has led to a very large number of sensationalist headlines, but also to disinformation in the form of so-called fake news. The purpose of the paper was to determine how the media covered the epidemic in Croatia, to offer a theoretical framework concerning this topic, to examine the perception and awareness of readers about the phenomenon of disinformation with an additional analysis of the content of the most popular media portals.

Keywords

media coverage, internet portals, social networks, fake news, coronavirus

Hrčak ID:

261010

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/261010

Publication date:

27.7.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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