Telekritia published English translation of its survey of media consumers in eastern and southern regions of Ukraine. The survey conducted by Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) aimed analyzing an influence of Russian propaganda on eastern regions of Ukraine including occupied areas. Researchers also asked about people's perception of political situation in Ukraine. The Telekritika/KIIS survey was supported by the Department for Rights and Labour (DRL) of US Department of State through Internews Network.

Internews published needs assessment report “UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION NEEDS AMONG IDPs IN EASTERN UKRAINE that resulted from the 2-week trip of Internews Senior Humanitarian Advisor Jacobo Quintanilla and Internews Ukraine project manager Vitali Moroz to the East of Ukraine. From January 20-30, 2015, an Internews assessment team carried out a rapid assessment with displaced populations and host communities in eastern Ukraine to understand their information needs and access to communication channels.

August 2014 - Internews publisized an online survey of Ukrainian journalists to study journalists’ conception of standards of journalism, interaction with media audience, journalists’ perception of condition of freedom of speech, external and internal factors, that have an influence on quality of journalists’ work and implementation of their role in society, including labor relations, level of job compensation, ethical principles of journalism, level of journalists’ professional knowledge and knowledge of media legislation concerning access to public information, defamation, handling with personal data etc.

MediaSapiens translated analytical overview about Russian media coverage of war conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Read about lie and falsifications in Russian news spread through TV channels and online media. Photo credit: http://www.nowtheendbegins.com

New research reveals that a clear majority of Ukrainians in Donetsk oblast (region) are watching both Ukrainian and Russian TV news, although trust levels of the population in Ukrainian TV is low. . Around the rest of the country, people prefer to get their news from Ukrainian TV channels. The survey in 10 regions of Ukraine was commissioned by Internews and conducted from April to June 2014 by marketing and research firm InMind for the USAID-funded Ukraine Media Project (U-Media).

The Internews is seeking a Content Analysis Expert /Expert Group to assist in implementation of a three-year project Strengthening Investigative Reporting in Ukraine (SIRU). The Content Analysis Expert /Expert Group will analyze the quality of investigative reports produced by Internews implementing partners and provide recommendations on quality improvement.

U-Media partner NGO Telekritika presented monitoring report on coverage of Ukrainian event in Russiian media. Numerous manipulations and lie were identified over period of March-May 2014. Please read the report in more details here...

The Academy of Ukrainian Press presented findings of the content analysis survey held in collaboration with the researchers of the Institute of Sociology (the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) and the School of Sociology, T. Shevchenko Kyiv National University. The survey’s scope included 4 regions of Ukraine (Lviv, Odesa, Donetsk and Sumy oblasts): two top print publications and one on-line publication in each region as well as 4 national popular on-line media outlets.

December 23 - the Academy of Ukrainian Press (AUP) held a presentation of its content analysis of TV news at eight national TV channels held over first week of December 2013. The content analysis showed significant prevalence of Prime Minister of Ukraine in direct speech - 20% of all direct speech over the week belogned to Mr. Mykola Azarov.

Internews presented fidnings of its annual survey of Ukrainian journalists in 2012. Overall goal of the survey was studying journalists’ professionalism and needs in training and other technical support. The research studied journalists’ perception of cesorship, paid journalism and freedom of speech, learned about inside and outside factors impacting the quality of journalist work including legal knowledge, adherence to ethical standards of journalism, employment relations, needs in professional training. The report showed to which extend Ukrainian media consider audience’s interests.