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Online Reporting During the Extraordinary Situation in Slovakia
Online Reporting During the Extraordinary Situation in Slovakia

Author(s): Sláva Gracová, Martin Graca
Subject(s): Media studies, Health and medicine and law, Social Informatics, Present Times (2010 - today), ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: coronavirus; covid-19; extraordinary situation; home news; reporting;

Summary/Abstract: Virus Covid-19 has affected almost every part of human life all over the world. In Slovakia were first people infected at the beginning of the March 2020 and equally in that time they were introduced measures to limit spreading the illness. All media were oversaturated with news about this topic. The authors of this contribution was realizing quantitative research during the whole month March 2020. They were studying home reporting on selected reporting portals. Within this research she was interested in proportion of news about coronavirus and their frequency during the whole month. The results of research are completed with data of media monitoring for researching period. During the research the author has determined several assumptions on the base of observation in the actual happenings in the beginning of March in Slovakia.

  • Issue Year: 7/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 49-54
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English