The Media and Corruption Methodological Issues II Andrej

1) Extensive quantitative content analysis study on the coverage of stories on corruption 2)

4) To design theoretical framework to the more general cultural and social context of

CONTENT OF THE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 5

A DAY IN A WEEK APPROACH Strenghts: manageable Weaknesses: very random (2 -3 days

CONTENT OF THE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS 1 0

CRITERIA GOOD PRACTICE BAD PRACTICES Most relevant and highlighting cases on journalism and corruption

THE MOST INTERESTING AND RELEVANT CASES TO THE TOPIC Clear logical Perhaps too subjective

INTERVIEWS – common set of research questions + Structure of the Research (Outline) –

OTHER ISSUES : Working Definition of corruption Closed cases (case studies) or all cases

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The Media and Corruption: Methodological Issues II. Andrej Školkay/Pavol Baboš BTS Anticorrp Research Project Seminar, April 25 -26, 2014 1

SUBJECT OF RESEARCH 2

1) Extensive quantitative content analysis study on the coverage of stories on corruption 2) Case studies on corruption involving journalists 3) In-depth case studies of corruption and journalism 3

4) To design theoretical framework to the more general cultural and social context of each particular country. . 4

CONTENT OF THE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 5

A DAY IN A WEEK APPROACH Strenghts: manageable Weaknesses: very random (2 -3 days coverage for a scandal) 6

CONTENT OF THE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS 1 0

CRITERIA GOOD PRACTICE BAD PRACTICES Most relevant and highlighting cases on journalism and corruption (In-depth case studies of corruption and journalism) Most revealing cases of the relationship between journalism and corruption (Case studies on corruption involving journalists) Journalists/media Journalists as police agents uncovering Journalists corruption uncovering their colleagues´failures Journalists/media being part of networks of corruption Jour nalists NOT (at all or enough) uncovering corruption (for subjective or objective reasons) Journalists being part of networks of corruption Journ alists NOT uncovering corruption (for subjective reasons) 1 1

SELECTION CRITERIA 1 2

THE MOST INTERESTING AND RELEVANT CASES TO THE TOPIC Clear logical Perhaps too subjective perhaps too broad PRESELECTED BY OTHERS LESS FREQUENT FREQUENCY PUBLIC OF PERCEPTION BUT KEY CASES IN THE REPORTING - OF MEDIA CORRUPTION LONG-TERM/ SPECIAL COVERAGE CASES Evaluation by peers document the malfunctioning of society/state Only submitted stories Possibly not consistent criteria/ politicised Consensus among journalists/ media „media logic“ First draft of history Socially relevant Usually a lot of money Petty corruption mostly? Not always corruption according to the law Not always proven 1 3

RESEARCH TOOLS 1 4

INTERVIEWS – common set of research questions + Structure of the Research (Outline) – our suggestion 1 5

OTHER ISSUES : Working Definition of corruption Closed cases (case studies) or all cases 1 6