IJC research: The quality of local journalism is appreciated with a medium mark by the representatives of the press

A recently performed by the experts of the Independent Journalism Center (IJC) study analyzes, in figures, the opinion of the press towards press. The study was performed based on a less usual survey, realized by the iData company at the request of CIJ, in which journalists were asked to share their opinion regarding the situation of the local media.

"In the current conditions in which the media system develops in the Republic of Moldova, when the pres is divided into camps and fights on several different barricades, and acts less in the favour of the public interest, it is at least a curious exercise to ask the opinion of the press towards press", explains Aneta Gonta.

Being asked whether the media in the Republic of Moldova represents an instrument for manipulating the public opinion, 39% of the respondents totally agreed and 42% affirmed they tend to agree.

In what concerns competition on the local media market, most of the participants in the survey (43%) answered that it is totally unloyal and 27% said that it were partially loyal.
 
Find out what do journalists think about the degree the media respects professional and deontological principles; about the independence of television, radio, written press and online portals in covering the political issues; about the role of the media in influencing the public opinion, but also about other current topics.

The general mark given by the participants in the survey is that "journalism in the Republic of Moldova is at medium quality", mentions the research.

We remind you that the iData survey was carried out on a sample of 200 public and prived media sources: online portals, TV and radio stations, magazines, newspapers and press agencies, from Chisinau and from other regions of the country as well (except for the Transnistrian region). The data were collected during November 2016 and March 2017.
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The research "What does press think about press, in figures" was performed with the financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, through the Swedish Embassy to Chisinau.