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Media Monitoring 2013

Country: Georgia
Funder: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Dates: May 2013 - November 2013
Project objective: Study major TV channels in pre election period. To assess their impartiality and balanced broadcasting in pre election period.
Research design: Media monitoring with both quantitative and qualitative variables: 

Quantitative 
  • Time
  • Sequence
  • Tone
  • Direct / indirect speech 

Qualitative 
  • Balance
  • Biased coverage
  • Accuracy
  • Fact-based coverage
  • Timely coverage of facts
  • Manipulative use of film, picture, sound
  • Omission of news
Output: 1. Monthly reports: TV Channels: May 15 - June 15June 16 - July 16July 17 - August 17August 18 - September 18September 19 - October 26;  October 27 - November 15. Talks Shows: September 16 - October 19October 20 - November 15

2. Final report