{"id":37246,"date":"2024-01-25T14:39:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T12:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cins.rs\/?p=37246"},"modified":"2024-01-29T14:48:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T12:48:00","slug":"we-reveal-data-that-rem-is-hiding-what-pink-happy-prva-and-b92-reported-during-the-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cins.rs\/en\/we-reveal-data-that-rem-is-hiding-what-pink-happy-prva-and-b92-reported-during-the-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"We Reveal Data That REM Is Hiding: What Pink, Happy, Prva, and B92 Reported During the Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the eve of the electoral silence in December of last year, a Pink<\/em> TV host welcomed President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107<\/strong> to the studio. Similar to the previous year, when he emerged from a refrigerator holding a jar of pickles and joined other members of the Serbian Progressive Party<\/em> (SNS) in the studio, this time, amidst thunderous applause and song, the president found his place at one of the five round tables in the studio.<\/p>

The nearly two-hour-long show, along with other programs on Pink<\/em> and other TV stations with national broadcasting licenses, was monitored by the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media<\/em> (REM) during the election campaign.<\/p>

However, the report they published following the elections in late December did not contain data for Pink<\/em>, Happy<\/em>, Prva<\/em>, or B92<\/em>.<\/p>

When the non-governmental organization Bureau for Social Research<\/em> (BIRODI) requested monitoring data<\/a> for these TV stations, REM briefly responded that “it does not have other information apart from the already published data.”<\/p>

However, this was not true.<\/p>

The Journalists’ Association of Serbia <\/em>(UNS) revealed<\/a> that REM’s Expert Service monitored the programs of these television stations and that the data does indeed exist.<\/p>

The Center for Investigative Journalism in Serbia <\/em>(CINS) had access to these data. Here is what they reveal:<\/p>

  1. Dominance of the list Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 \u2013 Serbia Must Not Stop <\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>

    On Pink<\/em> TV, over 18 hours of election programming were dedicated to the Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 \u2013 Serbia Must Not Stop<\/em> list, while all other participants put together had about five hours of exposure.<\/p>

    Happy<\/em> devoted around 20 hours of pre-election programming to the list associated with the Serbian Progressive Party<\/em>, followed by the Serbian Radical Party<\/em> (SRS) with about six hours. Other election participants were given around 11 hours of airtime.<\/p>

    The list associated with Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 had over 12 and a half hours of exposure on B92<\/em>. Other election participants had about three hours. On Prva<\/em> TV, SNS received just over eight hours of pre-election exposure, while others had just under five hours.<\/p>

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