American Presidental Elections in Daily News of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cover Image

Američki predsjednički izbori u bosanskohercegovačkim dnevnim listovima
American Presidental Elections in Daily News of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Enes Osmančević, Mirza Mehmedović
Subject(s): Media studies, Electoral systems, Theory of Communication, Sociology of Politics
Published by: JU ‘’Bosanski kulturni centar Kantona Sarajevo’’
Keywords: elections; campaign; candidates; republicans; democrats; affaire; anticipation; article; source; focus; problem;

Summary/Abstract: Automatism of the media attention which is evident in every day informative-political contents of the public services as well as the private media is the factor indicating extent some theme has in the media space. Obvious inertia in taking over current issues with no analysis or the possible widening the content was mostly present in the media of Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting about campaign for USA presidential elections during 2008. The local media found their main in sources in some foreign media reports, and that fact indicates poverty of professionalism in the work of Bosnia and Herzegovina's journalists. Local daily news were mostly attracted by democratic candidates polemics showing that the media were focused toward ''infotainment'' consequently loosing their role as the liasion analyst between local issues and global politics. Research held on the rate of the presidential elections elaborated in the local media has shown the interest for political relations inside USA but also analytical weakness of the print media in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Issue Year: VIII/2008
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 33-44
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Bosnian