Towards a more democratic forum : source analysis of news reporting on older people's problems in Delo during the Slovenian parliamentary elections from 2004 to 2018

Gerdina, Otto (avtor), Gerdina, Sinja (avtor)

While an increasing number of studies provide important insights into media construction of old age, the structure of news sources is seldom examined. The latter is especially important in democratic societies, during election years, when people elect representatives who tackle older people's social problems. Using content analysis, we examined the source structure of news articles reporting on older people's problems in the Slovenian newspaper Delo in five sequential parliamentary election years from 2004 to 2018. The findings showed that news coverage was predominantly constructed by elite sources rarely including representatives of older people. This characteristic strengthens the surveillance function of Delo but undermines its role as a democratic forum. However, during the last three observed election years, Delo's news reporting showed signs of transitioning towards a more democratic forum, which holds potential for fostering older people's civic inclusion.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: population ageing, social problems, media representations, print media, news reporting
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Status publikacije: V tisku
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: 22 str.
• Številčenje: God. 33, br. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-165021
• UDK: 070:316.48-053.9(497.4)
• ISSN pri članku: 1330-0288
• DOI: 10.5559/di.33.3.00
• COBISS.SI-ID: 215008515
• Datum objave v RUL: 21.11.2024

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Društvena istraživanja : časopis za opća društvena pitanja
• Skrajšan naslov: Druš. istraž.
• Založnik: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
• ISSN: 1330-0288
• COBISS.SI-ID: 4174601

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: Licenca Creative Commons, ki prepoveduje komercialno uporabo, vendar uporabniki ne rabijo upravljati materialnih avtorskih pravic na izpeljanih delih z enako licenco.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Naslov: Prema demokratičnijem forumu
• Ključne besede: staranje prebivalstva, družbeni problemi, časniki, poročanje (novinarstvo), analiza vsebine, Slovenija