Media Monitoring of 2017 Local Self-Government Elections in Georgia: first findings

Media Monitoring of 2017 Local Self-Government Elections in Georgia: first findings

October 19, 2017

The first findings of the media content analysis during the 2017 Local Self-Government Elections in Georgia. Examining 60 national and regional media outlets, the research provides quantitative and qualitative information on the coverage of candidates and electoral programmes, as well as on the cases of bias, discrimination and hate speech.

Supported by the European Union (EU) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the election media monitoring was carried out by the three Georgian civil society organizations – Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics, Internews – Georgia, and Civic Development Institute (CDI).

The encolosed reports refer to the period from June 19 to October 8, 2017.