Jeden protest dwa medialne obrazy świata: protest lekarzy rezydentów w relacjach wieczornych programów informacyjnych „Wiadomości” TVP i „Fakty” TVN

Abstract

The protest of resident doctors was a very popular issue in the media in October 2017. Television news programs being the most popular source of information about politics have reported the development of events in different way. The article presents the results of research on the content of the two most-watched TV news evening programs during the five most important protest days. This analysis leads to the conclusion that news programs presented political reality in different way. The research covered the visibility of political actors, the overtone of problems, the exhibition of topics, the selection and partiality of experts’ opinions. Then the journalists’ opinions were chosen, which gave meaning and interpretation to the facts presented. On the basis of the collected data, it was assessed how neutral or biased news was analyzed.