Media Monitoring

MEDIA MONITORING

JANUARY – DECEMBER 2015

Prepared by METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

PERIOD PERIOD 1: 1 January – 31 December 2014 PERIOD 2: 1 January – 31 December 2015

MONITORED MEDIA 8

TV Antena 1, PROTV, Realitatea, TVR1

Newspapers Adevărul, Evenimentul Zilei, Jurnalul Naţional , România Liberă

TOTAL NUMBER OF ANALYSED PUBLICATIONS PERIOD 1: 12 393 PERIOD 2: 19 160

REGISTERED INDICATIORS Date of publication, month, media, mentioned people, parties, institutions, subject (who has expressed the opinion), object (to whom the opinion has been expressed)

SELECTION OF ANALYSED DATA All materials related to political topics and with mentioned state institutions, political parties and their representatives

1 MENTIONED INDIVIDUALS 2014-2015

ALL MEDIA

36% Victor Ponta 25% 14% Klaus Iohannis 19% 24% Traian Băsescu 10% 6% Liviu Dragnea 8% 7% Elena Udrea 7% 2% Gabriel Oprea 5% 1% Alina Gorghiu 4% 6% Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu 4% 2% Dan Şova 3% 0% Dacian Cioloş 3% 2014 2% Sorin Oprescu 3% 3% 2015 Vasile Blaga 3% 1% Darius Vâlcov 2% 1% Eugen Teodorovici 2% 1% Ion Iliescu 2% 0% Sorin Cîmpeanu 2% 1% Marian Vanghelie 2% 2% Laura Codruţa Kövesi 2% Valeriu Zgonea 2% 2% Base: All individuals mentioned in all analysed politically- 2% Nicolae Bănicioiu 2% related materials 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 2 SHARE OF INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED ON TV 2014-2015

TELEVISION

34% Victor Ponta 25% 12% Klaus Iohannis 18% 6% Elena Udrea 8% 22% Traian Băsescu 7% 6% Liviu Dragnea 7% 2% Gabriel Oprea 5% 1% Alina Gorghiu 4% 5% Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu 4% 0% Dacian Cioloş 3% 2% Sorin Oprescu 3% 2014 2% Dan Şova 3% 0% 2015 Sorin Cîmpeanu 3% 2% Nicolae Bănicioiu 3% 1% Darius Vâlcov 2% 0% Eugen Teodorovici 2% 1% Marian Vanghelie 2% 1% Raed Arafat 2% 3% Vasile Blaga 2% 4% George Becali 2% 2% Base: % of all TV news on politically-related themes Mircea Dușa 2% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 3 INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED as % of presence in different TV channels – 2015

TELEVISION

23% 22% Victor Ponta 12% 34% 18% 19% Klaus Iohannis 12% 19% 4% 8% Elena Udrea 14% 8% 5% 5% Traian Băsescu 7% 10% 7% 7% Liviu Dragnea 1% 9% TVR1 5% 5% PROTV Gabriel Oprea 4% 5% Antena 1 5% 4% Realitatea Alina Gorghiu 1% 4% 4% Călin Popescu- 3% 1% Tăriceanu 4% 3% 3% Dacian Cioloş 4% 4% 3% 3% Sorin Oprescu 4% 3% Base: % of all TV news on politically-related themes

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

4 SHARE OF INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED IN NEWSPAPERS 2014-2015

NEWSPAPERS

37% Victor Ponta 25% 15% Klaus Iohannis 20% 25% Traian Băsescu 12% 6% Liviu Dragnea 8% 7% Elena Udrea 7% 2% Gabriel Oprea 6% 6% Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu 5% 1% Alina Gorghiu 4% 2% Dan Şova 4% 2% Sorin Oprescu 3% 2014 1% Dacian Cioloş 3% 4% 2015 Vasile Blaga 3% 1% Ion Iliescu 3% 2% Laura Codruţa Kövesi 3% 2% Valeriu Zgonea 2% 1% Darius Vâlcov 2% 1% Eugen Teodorovici 2% 8% Dan Voiculescu 2% Marian Vanghelie 1% 2% Base: % of all newspaper articles on politically-related 2% Mircea Geoană 2% themes 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 5 INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED as % of presence in different newspapers - 2015

NEWSPAPERS

25% 35% Victor Ponta 30% 18% 20% 20% Klaus Iohannis 18% 15% 12% 10% Traian Băsescu 9% 15% 8% 10% Liviu Dragnea 8% 7% 7% 6% Elena Udrea 8% 11% Romania Libera 6% 7% Gabriel Oprea 6% 5% Adevarul 5% 6% Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu 5% 4% Jurnalul National 4% 4% Alina Gorghiu 3% 4% Evenimentul zilei 4% 6% Dan Şova 5% 3% 3% 3% Base: % of all newspaper articles on politically-related Sorin Oprescu 3% 3% themes

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

6 PARTIES/INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED

ALL MEDIA

20% Government of Romania 20% 12% National Anticorruption Directorate 19% 19% Social Democratic Party 18% 14% National Liberal Party 13% 7% Romanian Parliament 13% 4% Chamber of Deputies 6% 3% Romanian Senate 6% 4% Ministry of Justice 5% 2% Romanian Intelligence Service 4% 3% Constitutional Court 4% 2014 3% Ministry of Public Finance 3% 2015 1% National Union for the Progress of Romania 3% 4% Ministry of Health 3% 2% Bucharest City Hall 3% 4% Local authorities 3% 4% European Union 3% 3% Ministry of Education 3% 9% Liberal Democratic Party 3% 1% National Bank of Romania 2% Base: All parties/institutions mentioned in all analysed 2% politically-related news Ministry of Interior Affairs 2% 0% 10% 20% 30% 7 PARTIES/INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED ON TV 2014-2015

TELEVISION

9% National Anticorruption Directorate 16% 17% Government of Romania 16% 8% Romanian Parliament 12% 8% Social Democratic Party 9% 6% National Liberal Party 8% 7% Ministry of Justice 7% 3% Romanian Senate 5% 4% Chamber of Deputies 4% 4% Ministry of Health 3% 1% Protesters 3% 2014 1% Unions 3% 2015 2% Ministry of Education 2% 5% Local authorities 2% 1% Romanian Intelligence Service 2% 2% Presidency 2% 3% Bucharest City Hall 2% 2% Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2% 0% National Bank of Romania 2% Constitutional Court 2% Base: All parties/institutions mentioned in all analysed 2% politically-related TV news items 1% Church 2% 0% 10% 2 8 PARTIES/INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED as % of presence in different TV channels - 2015

TELEVISION

13% National Anticorruption 17% 18% Directorate 16% 16% 14% Government of Romania 11% 17% 13% 13% Romanian Parliament 8% 12% 9% 7% Social Democratic Party 2% 14% 8% 4% National Liberal Party 3% 11% TVR1 6% 8% PROTV Ministry of Justice 8% 7% Antena 1 4% 5% Romanian Senate 4% Realitatea 5% 3% 5% Chamber of Deputies 5% 4% 3% 4% Ministry of Health 9% 2% 3% 2% Base: All parties/institutions mentioned in all analysed Protesters 3% 3% politically-related TV news

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

9 PARTIES/INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED IN NEWSPAPERS 2014-2015

NEWSPAPERS

21% Government of Romania 22% 23% Social Democratic Party 21% 14% National Anticorruption Directorate 21% 17% National Liberal Party 16% 6% Romanian Parliament 13% 4% Chamber of Deputies 7% 3% Romanian Senate 7% 2% Romanian Intelligence Service 5% Ministry of Justice 3% 4% 2014 3% Ministry of Public Finance 4% 4% 2015 Constitutional Court 4% 2% National Union for the Progress of Romania 4% 5% European Union 4% 11% Liberal Democratic Party 3% 2% Bucharest City Hall 3% 3% Local authorities 3% 5% Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania 3% 3% Ministry of Health 3% 2% Base: All parties/institutions mentioned in all analysed Ministry of Interior Affairs 3% politically-related newspaper publications 3% Ministry of Education 3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 10 PARTIES/INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED as % of presence in different newspapers – 2015

NEWSPAPERS

27% 24% Government of Romania 21% 19% 25% 23% Social Democratic Party 16% 22% 22% National Anticorruption 22% 16% Directorate 22% 16% 14% National Liberal Party 14% 18% 14% 14% Romanian Parliament 14% 12% 8% Romania Libera 7% Chamber of Deputies 9% 6% Adevarul 7% Jurnalul National 6% Romanian Senate 7% 6% Evenimentul zilei 4% Romanian Intelligence 4% 3% Service 7% 4% 5% Ministry of Justice 3% 5% 5% Base: All parties/institutions mentioned in all analysed 6% Ministry of Public Finance 5% politically-related newspaper publications 2%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

11 ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS KLAUS IOHANNIS

120 0,0 Positive Negative Media rating

Media rating -1,0 100 -3.7

-2,0

80 -2,67 -2,62 -2,68 -2,86 -3,0 -3,18 -3,14 -3,43

60 -4,0

-4,86 -4,45

-5,0 40 -5,33

-6,0 -6,31 20 -7,0 -7,33

0 -8,0

12 ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS VICTOR PONTA

450 0,0 Positive Negative Media rating

400 Media rating -6,42 -5,0 -8.5 -5,49 -5,13

350

-10,50 -10,0 300 -12,33 -11,82 -12,25

-15,14 -15,0 250 -17,13

200 -20,0

150 -25,25 -25,0

100

-30,0 -30,67 50

-35,0 0 -35,50

-50 -40,0

13 ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS LIVIU DRAGNEA

140 0,0 -1,03 -2,34 -2,33 -2,00

120 -4,78 -5,0 -7,00 100 -9,11 -10,00 -10,0 -12,00 80 -15,00 -15,0

60 Media rating -3.8 -20,0

-25,0 20 -26,00

-29,00 -30,0 0

-20 -35,0

Positive Negative/Critical Media rating

14 ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS GABRIEL OPREA

120 10,0 Positive Negative Media rating

5,0

100 0,00 0,0 -4,50 -1,90 -3,00 -3,00 -3,00 -2,40 -4,00 -5,0 -6,00 80 -10,0

-14,13 -15,0 60 -17,00 Media rating -20,0 -7.8 -25,0 40

-30,0

-35,0 20

-40,0 -42,00 0 -45,0

15 ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS TRAIAN BĂSESCU

90 0,0 -1,38 -2,80

80 -8,00 -7,50 -8,10 -8,88 -9,50 -13,00 -10,0 -11,00

70 -20,0 -24,67 60 -30,0 -33,00 50

-40,0

40 Media rating -8.6 -50,0 30

-60,0 20

-69,00 -70,0 10

0 -80,0

Positive Negative Media rating

16 ATTITUDE EXPRESSED TOWARDS ELENA UDREA

350 0,0 -1,67 -5,83 -6,00 -7,00 -11,-10,000 300 -12,67 -13,25 -18,00 -20,00 -20,0

250 -30,0

200 -40,00 -39,00 -40,0

Media rating -50,0 150 -14.5

-60,0 100

-70,0

50 -79,00 -80,0

0 -90,0

Positive Negative Media rating

17 EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

ANTENA 1 Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance POSITIVE between objects and the positive, negative and neutral anchors.

Liviu Dragnea

Victor Ponta

Elena Udrea

Government of Romania NEGATIVE/CRITICAL Traian Băsescu

NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE PSD/Romanian Parliament Klaus Iohannis PNL

Gabriel Oprea

18 EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

PROTV

POSITIVE

Liviu Dragnea PSD

Romanian Parliament NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE Government of Romania Victor Ponta

Traian Băsescu NEGATIVE/CRITICAL Klaus Iohannis Elena Udrea Gabriel Oprea

PNL

Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral anchors.

19 EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

REALITATEA Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance POSITIVE between objects and the positive, negative and neutral anchors.

Government of Romania

Klaus Iohannis Romanian Parliament PNL Elena Udrea

Gabriel Oprea NEGATIVE/CRITICAL Liviu Dragnea Victor Ponta PSD

NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

Traian Băsescu

20 EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

TVR1 Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance POSITIVE between objects and the positive, negative and neutral anchors.

Liviu Dragnea

Romanian Parliament Gabriel Oprea

Traian Băsescu Government of Romania

PNL PSD Victor Ponta NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE Klaus Iohannis Elena Udrea NEGATIVE/CRITICAL

21 EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

ADEVĂRUL Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the POSITIVE attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral anchors.

Liviu Dragnea

Gabriel Oprea

Klaus Iohannis Elena Udrea

Victor Ponta PNL NEGATIVE/CRITICAL Romanian Parliament PSD Traian Băsescu

NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

Government of Romania

22 EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

EVENIMENTUL ZILEI

Romanian Parliament Elena Udrea

PNL

Klaus Iohannis PSD

NEGATIVE/CRITICAL Victor Ponta NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE Gabriel Oprea Government of Romania Traian Băsescu

Liviu Dragnea

Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance POSITIVE between objects and the positive, negative and neutral anchors.

23 EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

JURNALUL NAŢIONAL Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance POSITIVE between objects and the positive, negative and neutral anchors.

Liviu Dragnea

Government of Romania

NEGATIVE/CRITICAL Elena Udrea Klaus Iohannis Victor Ponta

PNL Traian Băsescu Romanian Parliament NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

Gabriel Oprea PSD

24 EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTS

ROMÂNIA LIBERĂ Analysis of the expressed attitudes. Represents the attitudes, expressed in the media through the distance between objects and the positive, negative and neutral anchors. POSITIVE

Liviu Dragnea

Klaus Iohannis Victor Ponta

PNL Gabriel Oprea Government of Romania Elena Udrea NEGATIVE/CRITICAL

PSD NEUTRAL/NO ATTITUDE

Romanian Parliament

Traian Băsescu

25 ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL PARTIES (comparison between the two periods)

30 Social Democratic Party Evenimentul zilei-after Base: All analysed politically-related materials

Adevarul-after 20 Romania Libera-after

Evenimentul zilei-before 15 Realitatea-after Jurnalul National-after Numberof entries

Romania Libera-before Realitatea-before 10

TVR1-after

Adevarul-before 5 TVR1-before

PROTV-after Jurnalul National-before Antena 1-before Antena 1-after PROTV-before 0 Negative Neutral Positive

26 ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL PARTIES (comparison between the two periods)

30 National Liberal Party Base: All analysed politically-related materials Evenimentul zilei-after

15 Jurnalul National-after Numberof entries

Realitatea-after Evenimentul zilei-before 10 Adevarul-after Romania Libera-after

TVR1-after Romania Libera-before Jurnalul National-before 5 Adevarul-before Realitatea-before

PROTV-after TVR1-before Antena 1-before PROTV-before Antena 1-after 0 Negative Neutral Positive

27 ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

70 KLAUS IOHANNIS Base: All analysed politically-related materials Evenimentul zilei-after

40 Realitatea-after

Evenimentul zilei-before 30 Numberof entries

TVR1-after

Romania Libera-after Adevarul-after 20 Jurnalul National-after PROTV-after Adevarul-before Realitatea-before Romania Libera-before 10 PROTV-before Jurnalul National-before TVR1-before Antena 1-after Antena 1-before 0 Negative Neutral Positive

28 ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

80 VICTOR PONTA Base: All analysed politically-related materials Realitatea-after 70 Evenimentul zilei-before Evenimentul zilei-after

Realitatea-before 50 Adevarul-after Romania Libera-after TVR1-after 40 Romania Libera-before Numberof entries Adevarul-before 30 PROTV-after Jurnalul National-after TVR1-before

20 PROTV-before Jurnalul National-before

10 Antena 1-after

Antena 1-before 0 Negative Neutral Positive

29 ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

25 Base: All analysed politically-related materials LIVIU DRAGNEA Evenimentul zilei-after

15 Realitatea-after

Romania Libera-after Adevarul-after TVR1-after Numberof entries 10 Jurnalul National-after

Evenimentul zilei-before

PROTV-after Romania Libera-before TVR1-before 5

Adevarul-before Realitatea-before Jurnalul National-before PROTV-before Antena 1-after Antena 1-before 0 Negative Neutral Positive

30 ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

16 GABRIEL OPREA Base: All analysed politically-related materials

14 Evenimentul zilei-after

10 Adevarul-after TVR1-after 8 Romania Libera-after Realitatea-after Numberof entries Jurnalul National-after 6

PROTV-after 4

Romania Libera-beforeTVR 1-before Antena 1-after 2 Jurnalul National-before Antena 1-before Realitatea-before PROTV-before Evenimentul zilei-before Adevarul-before 0 Negative Neutral Positive

31 ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

40 Base: All analysed politically-related materials TRAIAN BĂSESCU Evenimentul zilei-before

35 Jurnalul National-before Evenimentul zilei-after

Realitatea-before 25 Jurnalul National-after Romania Libera-before 20 Realitatea-after Numberof entries Adevarul-before TVR1-before 15 PROTV-before

Adevarul-after 10 Romania Libera-after TVR1-after Antena 1-before PROTV-after 5 Antena 1-after

0 Negative Neutral Positive

32 ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLITICAL FIGURES (comparison between the two periods)

ELENA UDREA 18 Base: All analysed politically-related materials Evenimentul zilei-after Jurnalul National-after 16 Realitatea-after 14 Adevarul-after Antena 1-after

PROTV-after Evenimentul zilei-before 10 TVR1-after Jurnalul National-before Realitatea-before 8 Romania Libera-after Numberof entries

Romania Libera-before 6 Adevarul-before 4 PROTV-before TVR1-before 2

Antena 1-before 0 Negative Neutral Positive