[FoME] Research: "The Coverage of the Conflict in the East by Ukrainian Media"

[Sofie Jannusch]

 SPECIAL REPORT
Detector Media NGO 
Kyiv, 2016 
 
THE COVERAGE OF THE CONFLICT 
IN THE EAST BY THE UKRAINIAN 
MEDIA: INVESTIGATING THE 
VALUES, GUIDELINES, AND 
PRACTICES OF THE JOURNALISTS

Ukrainian journalists find it hard to remain neutral and independent
when covering the conflict in their country. Many are torn between
feelings of patriotism and their role as detached observers, new
research has found.
Of the 47 Ukrainian journalists, representing 42 different media
outlets, interviewed for the study, most said they tried to adhere to
ethical and journalistic standards when reporting the war in the Donbas
region, eastern Ukraine, but added they did not want to ‘hurt’ the
Ukrainian side through their reporting.
The research found that few Ukrainian newsrooms offer guidance or
support to journalists on how to cover the conflict. There are no
written rules or agreed ethical standards and professional judgments are
usually left to the journalists themselves. Ukrainian reporters working
in the conflict zone tend to rely on their ‘gut instinct’,  rather than
instructions, the study revealed.
The research: The Coverage of the Conflict in the East by the Ukrainian
Media
(
http://osvita.mediasapiens.ua/content/files/dm_zvit_redpraktika_engl-new.pdf)
 was conducted by Detector Media, a non-governmental organisation based
in Kiev. Interviews were conducted in February and March 2016.
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