Reporting on Donald Trump in Croatian Television News before and after the American Presidential Election

Abstract

Osnovna svrha ovog rada bila je pokazati kako je u hrvatskim televizijskim vijestima izvještavano o američkim izborima te Donaldu Trumpu. Analizirane su središnje informativne emisije, odnosno Dnevnici, triju televizija: HRT-a, Nove Tv te N1 televizije. U istraživanju su se koristili periodi uoči izbora te nakon inauguacije predsjednika Trumpa. Time se htjelo dobiti na vremenskom razmaku, koji je pokazao s kojih aspekata je izvještavano o Trumpu kad je bio u političkoj utrci te nakon izborne pobjede. Dio rada je posvećen i pojavi lažnih vijesti koje su se dolaskom Trumpa na medijsku pozornicu svijeta ponovno aktualizirale. Iako je tema lažnih vijesti vrlo zanimljiva, kao i njezino ponovno prizivanje od strane Donalda Trumpa, u hrvatskim se televizijskim vijestima malo govorilo o tome. Reporteri su s terena donosili atmosferu uoči izbora, no ne i konkretna programska načela predsjedničkih kandidata. O Trumpu se uoči izbori govorilo kao o čovjeku bez političkog zaleđa koji nema šanse pobijediti Hillary Clinton. Naposljetku je Trump porazio demokratsku kandidatkinju i šokirao cijeli svijet. Nakon pobjede osjetilo se kako su mediji ipak popustili u kritiziranju Trumpa, sve do inauguracije i prvih predsjednikovih poteza kada je opet počeo Trumpov rat s medijima. Ono što je važno naglasiti da je ovaj rad dobra podloga za daljnja istraživanja hrvatskog medijskog prostora, bilo tiskanih medija, bilo elektroničkih. Donald Trump je osoba koja će imati svoj utjecaj još mnogo godina, a obzirom da je već najavio kako će se kandidirati za novi mandat predsjednika SAD-a, zasigurno će u međuvremenu dati dovoljno materijala za neke nove analize.The main purpose of this study was to show how the Croatian TV news reported about US elections and Donald Trump. The central information shows of three television stations: HRT, Nova Tv and N1 television were analysed. The study used the periods ahead of the election and after the inauguration of President Trump. Intencion was to be gained in time, which showed from which aspect was reported about the Trump when he was in the political race and after the election victory. Part of the work is devoted to the introduction of fake news that has been re-actualized by the arrival of Trump on the world media stage. Though the topic of fake news is very interesting, as well as it recall by Donald Trump, reporters talked little about it in Croatian TV News. The reporters from the field brought the atmosphere ahead of the election, but not the specific program principles of the presidential candidates. Trump was presented as a man without a political hesitation and no chance of winning Hillary Clinton. Later Trump defeated the Democratic candidate and shocked the whole world. After the victory, the media felt that they were reluctant to criticize Trump until the inauguration and the first president's moves when Trump's war began again with the media. What is important to emphasize is that this work is a good basis for further research into Croatian media space, whether printed media, or electronic. Donald Trump is a person who will have his influence for many years, and since he has already announced that he will run for the new US president's mandate, he will surely provide enough material for some new analysis in the meantime

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