Date: May 11, 2012 – November 30, 2012

Project objective: Study major TV channels in pre election period. To assess their impartiality and balanced broadcasting in pre election period. 

Research design:

Media monitoring with both quantitative and qualitative variables. 

Quantitative

• Time

• Sequence

• Tone

• Direct / indirect speech

Qualitative

• Balance

• Biased coverage

• Accuracy

• Fact-based coverage

• Timely coverage of facts

• Manipulative use of film, picture, sound

• Omission of news 

• Topic

Output: 

1. From June till September 2012 every second Monday and from September till December every Monday the results will be discussed on Georgian Public Broadcaster’s Channel One, in program “Media Monitor”. 

2. Report.