Marsz „Obudź się, Polsko!” w relacjach polskich stacji telewizyjnych. Część pierwsza
“Wake up Poland” March in the Coverage of Polish Television Stations

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of a study devoted to the methods and manners of covering the "Wake up Poland (Obudź się Polsko)" march (held in Warsaw on September 29th, 2012) in Polish TV news programs. The research has covered the major evening news ("Wydarzenia" Polsat, "Fakty" TVN, "Panorama" TVP2, "Wiadomości" TVP1, "Informacje" TV Trwam) on the day preceding the event, then on the day when the event occurred place, and on the day after the event (28-30 September 2012), and live coverage of the event, presented in the news TV programs. The material was analyzed in six established categories: truthfulness, diligence, morality, reason of state, discrimination, and quality. In the analysis of the live coverage the researchers has used six quantitative operational criteria: (1) the number of pro et contra statements, (2) the number of affiliated and anonymous statements, (3) the diversity of contesting statements, (4) pro et contra affiliations of experts, (5) the sum of statements, (6) the number of reporters involved in the coverage. Qualitative analysis of individual evening news has included an examination of the interpretative frames used to explain the events from the point of view of various interest groups involved.This article presents the detailed methodology of the survey and its part dedicated to live coverage. The second part of the study, concerning only the evening news, will be presented in the next issue of "Zeszyty Prasoznawcze". Both texts should be considered complementary – for this reason, the discussion will be placed in the second text.

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