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ANALYSIS OF CROATIAN DAILIES’ COVERAGE OF CIVIC SOCIETY

Gojko Bežovan ; Department of Social Work, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This article is a part of an extensive research project called the “CIVICUS index of Croatia’s civic society”. The sample included the contents from six dailies. The civic society is most often mentioned in the context of news and brief reports. The analyzed dailies cover the activities of the civic society mostly if they are linked to the events they organize. The organizations of the civic society are predominantly shown in positive light. Negative coverage is almost marginal. Charity events are covered by these dailies, but the coverage is more extensive if the events are linked with marketing. The role of the dailies in promoting the civic society’s organizations as the key actors in the anticorruption campaign and in raising the awareness of family violence is particularly significant. The value foundation of the reported information may be a food for thought and inspire action. The civic society in Croatia has been trying to keep the state accountable and helping the public to gain a more revealing insight into the major issues and questions.

Keywords

dailies; civic society; media; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

20646

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/20646

Publication date:

16.7.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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