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MEDIA MONITORING

JANUARY – DECEMBER 2015

PERIOD PERIOD 1: 1 January – 31 December 2014 PERIOD 2: 1 January – 31 December 2015 MONITORED MEDIA 8 TV Antena 1, PROTV, Realitatea, TVR1 Newspapers Adevărul, Evenimentul Zilei, Jurnalul Naţional , România Liberă TOTAL NUMBER OF ANALYSED PUBLICATIONS PERIOD 1: 12 393 PERIOD 2: 19 160 REGISTERED INDICATIORS Date of publication, month, media, mentioned people, parties, institutions, subject (who has expressed the opinion), object (to whom the opinion has been expressed) SELECTION OF ANALYSED DATA All materials related to political topics and with mentioned state institutions, political parties and their representatives

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

1

36%

14%

24%

6%

7%

2%

1%

6%

2%

0%

2%

3%

1%

1%

1%

0%

1%

2%

2%

2%

25%

19%

10%

8%

7%

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Victor Ponta

Klaus Iohannis

Traian Băsescu

Liviu Dragnea

Elena Udrea

Gabriel Oprea

Alina Gorghiu

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu

Dan Şova

Dacian Cioloş

Sorin Oprescu

Vasile Blaga

Darius Vâlcov

Eugen Teodorovici

Ion Iliescu

Sorin Cîmpeanu

Marian Vanghelie

Laura Codruţa Kövesi

Valeriu Zgonea

Nicolae Bănicioiu

2014

2015

ALL MEDIA

MENTIONED INDIVIDUALS 2014-2015

Base: All individuals mentioned in all analysed politically-related materials

2

34%

12%

6%

22%

6%

2%

1%

5%

0%

2%

2%

0%

2%

1%

0%

1%

1%

3%

4%

2%

25%

18%

8%

7%

7%

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Victor Ponta

Klaus Iohannis

Elena Udrea

Traian Băsescu

Liviu Dragnea

Gabriel Oprea

Alina Gorghiu

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu

Dacian Cioloş

Sorin Oprescu

Dan Şova

Sorin Cîmpeanu

Nicolae Bănicioiu

Darius Vâlcov

Eugen Teodorovici

Marian Vanghelie

Raed Arafat

Vasile Blaga

George Becali

Mircea Dușa

2014

2015

SHARE OF INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED ON TV 2014-2015

TELEVISION

Base: % of all TV news on politically-related themes

3

23%

18%

4%

5%

7%

5%

5%

4%

3%

3%

22%

19%

8%

5%

7%

5%

4%

3%

3%

3%

12%

12%

14%

7%

1%

4%

1%

1%

4%

4%

34%

19%

8%

10%

9%

5%

4%

4%

4%

3%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Victor Ponta

Klaus Iohannis

Elena Udrea

Traian Băsescu

Liviu Dragnea

Gabriel Oprea

Alina Gorghiu

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu

Dacian Cioloş

Sorin Oprescu

TVR1

PROTV

Antena 1

Realitatea

INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED as % of presence in different TV channels – 2015

TELEVISION

Base: % of all TV news on politically-related themes

4

SHARE OF INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED IN NEWSPAPERS 2014-2015

NEWSPAPERS

37%

15%

25%

6%

7%

2%

6%

1%

2%

2%

1%

4%

1%

2%

2%

1%

1%

8%

1%

2%

25%

20%

12%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Victor Ponta

Klaus Iohannis

Traian Băsescu

Liviu Dragnea

Elena Udrea

Gabriel Oprea

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu

Alina Gorghiu

Dan Şova

Sorin Oprescu

Dacian Cioloş

Vasile Blaga

Ion Iliescu

Laura Codruţa Kövesi

Valeriu Zgonea

Darius Vâlcov

Eugen Teodorovici

Dan Voiculescu

Marian Vanghelie

Mircea Geoană

2014

2015

Base: % of all newspaper articles on politically-related themes

5

25%

20%

12%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

4%

3%

35%

20%

10%

10%

6%

7%

6%

4%

6%

3%

30%

18%

9%

8%

8%

6%

5%

3%

5%

3%

18%

15%

15%

7%

11%

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Victor Ponta

Klaus Iohannis

Traian Băsescu

Liviu Dragnea

Elena Udrea

Gabriel Oprea

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu

Alina Gorghiu

Dan Şova

Sorin Oprescu

Romania Libera

Adevarul

Jurnalul National

Evenimentul zilei

NEWSPAPERS

INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED as % of presence in different newspapers - 2015

Base: % of all newspaper articles on politically-related themes

6

20%

12%

19%

14%

7%

4%

3%

4%

2%

3%

3%

1%

4%

2%

4%

4%

3%

9%

1%

2%

20%

19%

18%

13%

13%

6%

6%

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

0% 10% 20% 30%

Government of Romania

National Anticorruption Directorate

Social Democratic Party

National Liberal Party

Romanian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies

Romanian Senate

Ministry of Justice

Romanian Intelligence Service

Constitutional Court

Ministry of Public Finance

National Union for the Progress of Romania

Ministry of Health

Bucharest City Hall

Local authorities

European Union

Ministry of Education

Liberal Democratic Party

National Bank of Romania

Ministry of Interior Affairs

20142015

ALL MEDIA

PARTIES/INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED

Base: All parties/institutions mentioned in all analysed politically-related news

7

9%

17%

8%

8%

6%

7%

3%

4%

4%

1%

1%

2%

5%

1%

2%

3%

2%

0%

2%

1%

16%

16%

12%

9%

8%

7%

5%

4%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

0% 10% 2

National Anticorruption Directorate

Government of Romania

Romanian Parliament

Social Democratic Party

National Liberal Party

Ministry of Justice

Romanian Senate

Chamber of Deputies

Ministry of Health

Protesters

Unions

Ministry of Education

Local authorities

Romanian Intelligence Service

Presidency

Bucharest City Hall

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

National Bank of Romania

Constitutional Court

Church

20142015

PARTIES/INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED ON TV 2014-2015

TELEVISION

Base: All parties/institutions mentioned in all analysed politically-related TV news items

8

13%

16%

13%

9%

8%

6%

4%

3%

3%

3%

17%

14%

13%

7%

4%

8%

5%

5%

4%

2%

18%

11%

8%

2%

3%

8%

4%

5%

9%

3%

16%

17%

12%

14%

11%

7%

5%

4%

2%

3%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

National AnticorruptionDirectorate

Government of Romania

Romanian Parliament

Social Democratic Party

National Liberal Party

Ministry of Justice

Romanian Senate

Chamber of Deputies

Ministry of Health

Protesters

TVR1

PROTV

Antena 1

Realitatea

PARTIES/INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED as % of presence in different TV channels - 2015

TELEVISION

Base: All parties/institutions mentioned in all analysed politically-related TV news

9

21%

23%

14%

17%

6%

4%

3%

2%

3%

3%

4%

2%

5%

11%

2%

3%

5%

3%

2%

3%

22%

21%

21%

16%

13%

7%

7%

5%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

0% 10% 20% 30%

Government of Romania

Social Democratic Party

National Anticorruption Directorate

National Liberal Party

Romanian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies

Romanian Senate

Romanian Intelligence Service

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Public Finance

Constitutional Court

National Union for the Progress of Romania

European Union

Liberal Democratic Party

Bucharest City Hall

Local authorities

Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Interior Affairs

Ministry of Education

20142015

PARTIES/INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED IN NEWSPAPERS 2014-2015

NEWSPAPERS

Base: All parties/institutions mentioned in all analysed politically-related newspaper publications

10

27%

25%

22%

16%

14%

8%

7%

4%

4%

5%

24%

23%

22%

14%

14%

7%

6%

4%

5%

6%

21%

16%

16%

14%

14%

9%

7%

3%

3%

5%

19%

22%

22%

18%

12%

6%

6%

7%

5%

2%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Government of Romania

Social Democratic Party

National AnticorruptionDirectorate

National Liberal Party

Romanian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies

Romanian Senate

Romanian IntelligenceService

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Public Finance

Romania Libera

Adevarul

Jurnalul National

Evenimentul zilei

PARTIES/INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED as % of presence in different newspapers – 2015

NEWSPAPERS

Base: All parties/institutions mentioned in all analysed politically-related newspaper publications

11

-2,67 -2,86 -2,62

-3,18

-6,31

-2,68

-4,86

-5,33

-3,14

-7,33

-3,43

-4,45

-8,0

-7,0

-6,0

-5,0

-4,0

-3,0

-2,0

-1,0

0,0

0

20

40

60

80

100

120Positive Negative Media rating

Media rating -3.7

ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS KLAUS IOHANNIS

12

-12,33

-30,67

-15,14

-25,25

-35,50

-5,49 -6,42

-17,13

-5,13

-10,50 -11,82 -12,25

-40,0

-35,0

-30,0

-25,0

-20,0

-15,0

-10,0

-5,0

0,0

-50

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450Positive Negative Media rating

Media rating -8.5

ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS VICTOR PONTA

13

-12,00

-7,00

-2,33

-15,00

-1,03

-10,00

-2,34 -2,00

-9,11

-4,78

-26,00

-29,00

-35,0

-30,0

-25,0

-20,0

-15,0

-10,0

-5,0

0,0

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Positive Negative/Critical Media rating

Media rating -3.8

ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS LIVIU DRAGNEA

14

-3,00 0,00

-4,00 -3,00 -3,00 -2,40 -4,50 -1,90

-6,00

-14,13

-42,00

-17,00

-45,0

-40,0

-35,0

-30,0

-25,0

-20,0

-15,0

-10,0

-5,0

0,0

5,0

10,0

0

20

40

60

80

100

120 Positive Negative Media rating

Media rating -7.8

ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS GABRIEL OPREA

15

-1,38

-8,88 -9,50

-69,00

-8,00 -11,00 -13,00 -7,50

-24,67

-8,10

-33,00

-2,80

-80,0

-70,0

-60,0

-50,0

-40,0

-30,0

-20,0

-10,0

0,0

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Positive Negative Media rating

Media rating -8.6

ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS TRAIAN BĂSESCU

16

-5,83

-12,67

-6,00

-79,00

-13,25

-1,67

-18,00

-7,00

-20,00

-40,00 -39,00

-11,00

-90,0

-80,0

-70,0

-60,0

-50,0

-40,0

-30,0

-20,0

-10,0

0,0

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Positive Negative Media rating

Media rating -14.5

ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS ELENA UDREA

17

Klaus Iohannis /Romanian Parliament

Government of Romania

Victor Ponta

Gabriel Oprea

Liviu Dragnea

PSD

PNL

Elena Udrea

Traian Băsescu

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE/CRITICAL

NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

ANTENA 1

EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral

anchors.

18

Klaus Iohannis

Romanian Parliament Government of Romania Victor Ponta

Gabriel Oprea

Liviu Dragnea

PSD

PNL

Elena Udrea

Traian Băsescu

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE/CRITICAL

NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

PROTV

EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral

anchors.

19

Klaus Iohannis Romanian Parliament

Government of Romania

Victor Ponta

Gabriel Oprea

Liviu Dragnea PSD

PNL Elena Udrea

Traian Băsescu

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE/CRITICAL

NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

REALITATEA

EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral

anchors.

20

Klaus Iohannis

Romanian Parliament

Government of Romania

Victor Ponta

Gabriel Oprea

Liviu Dragnea

PSD PNL

Elena Udrea

Traian Băsescu

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE/CRITICAL NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

TVR1

EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral

anchors.

21

Klaus Iohannis

Romanian Parliament

Government of Romania

Victor Ponta

Gabriel Oprea

Liviu Dragnea

PSD

PNL

Elena Udrea

Traian Băsescu

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE/CRITICAL

NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

ADEVĂRUL

EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral

anchors.

22

Klaus Iohannis

Romanian Parliament

Government of Romania

Victor Ponta Gabriel Oprea

Liviu Dragnea

PSD

PNL

Elena Udrea

Traian Băsescu

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE/CRITICAL

NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral

anchors.

EVENIMENTUL ZILEI

EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

23

Klaus Iohannis

Romanian Parliament

Government of Romania

Victor Ponta

Gabriel Oprea

Liviu Dragnea

PSD

PNL

Elena Udrea

Traian Băsescu

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE/CRITICAL

NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

JURNALUL NAŢIONAL

EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral

anchors.

24

Klaus Iohannis

Romanian Parliament

Government of Romania

Victor Ponta

Gabriel Oprea

Liviu Dragnea

PSD

PNL Elena Udrea

Traian Băsescu

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE/CRITICAL

NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

ROMÂNIA LIBERĂ

EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral

anchors.

25

TVR1-before

PROTV-before Antena 1-before

Realitatea-before Romania Libera-before

Adevarul-before

Jurnalul National-before

Evenimentul zilei-before

TVR1-after

PROTV-after

Antena 1-after

Realitatea-after

Romania Libera-after

Adevarul-after

Jurnalul National-after

Evenimentul zilei-after

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Positive Neutral

Nu

mb

er o

f en

trie

s

Social Democratic Party

Negative

ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL PARTIES (comparison between the two periods)

Base: All analysed politically-related materials

26

TVR1-before PROTV-before Antena 1-before

Realitatea-before

Romania Libera-before

Adevarul-before Jurnalul National-before

Evenimentul zilei-before

TVR1-after

PROTV-after

Antena 1-after

Realitatea-after

Romania Libera-after Adevarul-after

Jurnalul National-after

Evenimentul zilei-after

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Positive Neutral

Nu

mb

er o

f en

trie

s

National Liberal Party

Negative

ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL PARTIES (comparison between the two periods)

Base: All analysed politically-related materials

27

TVR1-before PROTV-before

Antena 1-before

Realitatea-before Romania Libera-before

Adevarul-before

Jurnalul National-before

Evenimentul zilei-before TVR1-after

PROTV-after

Antena 1-after

Realitatea-after

Romania Libera-after Adevarul-after Jurnalul National-after

Evenimentul zilei-after

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Positive Neutral

Nu

mb

er o

f en

trie

s

Negative

KLAUS IOHANNIS

ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

Base: All analysed politically-related materials

28

TVR1-before

PROTV-before

Antena 1-before

Realitatea-before

Romania Libera-before

Adevarul-before

Jurnalul National-before

Evenimentul zilei-before

TVR1-after

PROTV-after

Antena 1-after

Realitatea-after

Romania Libera-after

Adevarul-after

Jurnalul National-after

Evenimentul zilei-after

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Positive Neutral

Nu

mb

er o

f en

trie

s

VICTOR PONTA

Negative

ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

Base: All analysed politically-related materials

29

TVR1-before

PROTV-before Antena 1-before

Realitatea-before

Romania Libera-before

Adevarul-before Jurnalul National-before

Evenimentul zilei-before

TVR1-after

PROTV-after

Antena 1-after

Realitatea-after

Romania Libera-after Adevarul-after

Jurnalul National-after

Evenimentul zilei-after

0

5

10

15

20

25

Positive Neutral

Nu

mb

er o

f en

trie

s

LIVIU DRAGNEA

Negative

ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

Base: All analysed politically-related materials

30

TVR1-before

PROTV-before Antena 1-before

Realitatea-before

Romania Libera-before

Adevarul-before

Jurnalul National-before

Evenimentul zilei-before

TVR1-after

PROTV-after

Antena 1-after

Realitatea-after

Romania Libera-after

Adevarul-after

Jurnalul National-after

Evenimentul zilei-after

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Positive Neutral

Nu

mb

er o

f en

trie

s

GABRIEL OPREA

Negative

ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

Base: All analysed politically-related materials

31

TVR1-before

PROTV-before

Antena 1-before

Realitatea-before

Romania Libera-before

Adevarul-before

Jurnalul National-before

Evenimentul zilei-before

TVR1-after

PROTV-after

Antena 1-after

Realitatea-after

Romania Libera-after Adevarul-after

Jurnalul National-after

Evenimentul zilei-after

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Positive Neutral

Nu

mb

er o

f en

trie

s

TRAIAN BĂSESCU

Negative

ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

Base: All analysed politically-related materials

32

TVR1-before PROTV-before

Antena 1-before

Realitatea-before

Romania Libera-before

Adevarul-before

Jurnalul National-before

Evenimentul zilei-before TVR1-after

PROTV-after

Antena 1-after

Realitatea-after

Romania Libera-after

Adevarul-after

Jurnalul National-after Evenimentul zilei-after

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Positive Neutral

Nu

mb

er o

f en

trie

s

ELENA UDREA

Negative

ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

Base: All analysed politically-related materials

33