Review of the Coronavirus Crisis in Croatian Daily Newspapers

Koronavirus, virus koji je naglo promijenio svijet i obilježio prethodne dvije godine, značajno je utjecao na sve sfere ljudskog djelovanja. U to vrijeme, označeno zatvaranjem i izolacijom, ljudi su se u većoj mjeri oslanjali na medije. Mediji su tijekom pandemije bolesti COVID-19 imali veliku i značajnu odgovornost u izvještavanju, a pri tome je pandemija utjecala i na način njihovog izvještavanja i obraćanja prema publici. Cilj ovog diplomskog rada bio je istražiti kako su mediji izvješćivali odnosno u kojim se rubrikama govorilo tijekom globalne pandemije u 21. stoljeću i to u tiskovinama na nacionalnoj i lokalnoj razini. Istraživanje se provelo koristeći kvalitativnu i kvantitativnu analizu sadržaja u dnevnim tiskanim novinama na nacionalnoj razini (Jutarnji list i Večernji list te dva lokalna lista Glas Istre i Zadarski list) tijekom tri ključna datuma, točnije 26. veljače 2020., 19. ožujka 2020 i 22. travnja 2020. Znanstveni doprinos ovog rada dublje je razumijevanje postupanja tiskanih medija u Republici Hrvatskoj tijekom koronavirus pandemije i to prikazom učestalosti te analizom konteksta medijskih članaka pod raznim vidovima pod kojima mediji obrađuju teme vezane uz pandemiju.The coronavirus, a virus that has suddenly changed the world and characterized the previous two years, has significantly affected all phases of human activity. At that time, marked by confinement and isolation, people relied more on the media. During the pandemic of COVID-19 disease, the media had a great and significant responsibility in reporting, and the pandemic also affected the way they report and address the public. The aim of this thesis was to investigate how the media reported, i.e. in which contexts (specific sections) it was discussed during the largest global pandemic in the 21st century, in the national and local press. The research is conducted using qualitative and quantitative content analysis in daily printed newspapers at the national level (Jutarnji list and Večernji list and two local papers Glas Istra and Zadarski list) during three key dates, namely February 26, 2020, March 19, 2020. and April 22, 2020. The scientific contribution of this paper is a deeper understanding of the actions of the print media in the Republic of Croatia during the coronavirus pandemic, by presenting the frequency and analyzing the context of media articles under various aspects in which the media cover topics related to the pandemic