Timing of the party television broadcast (First, Rossiya, NTV, TVC and Ren-TV) July 31 – August 6, 2022
TsIPKR and the Observation Sector for monitoring electoral districts of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation monitors the federal congress party television. This presidential project is a modified continuation of the daily monitoring of television censors, which was carried out during the period of Duma and electoral activity.
Employees daily calculate the duration of coverage of the activities of five parliamentary parties (KPRF, United Russia, Just Russia, LDPR and New People) in news programs of five federal TV channels (First, Rossiya, NTV, TVC and Ren) . -TV), keep timing of the synchronous (direct speech) of the representatives of this party, and also take into account their representation in some of the observed television programs. The air of the TV channel “Russia-24” does not occur during the calculation.
During the period from July 31 to August 6, in newscasts on five federal TV channels, five parliamentary parties were provided with 23 minutes 51 seconds of airtime, which is one third less than it was at the extreme frequency (Table 1).
Table 1
The structure of the final party news broadcast, July 31 – August 6
The consignment |
Air duration, sec |
% |
Duration of synchronous (direct speech) party members, sec |
% |
|
“United Russia” |
930 |
65.0 |
311 |
53.7 |
|
CPRF |
435 |
30.4 |
220 |
38.0 |
|
“Fair Russia” |
23 |
1.6 |
17 |
2.9 |
|
“New people” |
23 |
1.6 |
17 |
2.9 |
|
LDPR |
twenty |
1.4 |
fourteen |
2.4 |
|
United Russia received 15 minutes and 30 seconds of airtime in news releases, which accounted for 65% of the total airtime. The share of the LDPR accounted for 1% of the air. “Fair Russia” and “New People” 2% each.
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation was given 7 minutes 15 seconds of air or 30%, which is two times less than the “party of power” (Group 1).
Chart 1
The structure of the final party news broadcast, July 31 – August 6
As for the synchronous (direct speech) of party members, its structure is parallel: United Russia was provided with 54% of the new synchronous message, Liberal Democrats 2%. “New People” and Spravorossy received 3% of the air.
The Communists got 3 minutes 40 seconds of airtime, or 38%, which is one and a half times less than United Russia (Group 2).
Chart 2
The structure of the final news party synchro, July 31 – August 6
During 2022, the structure of the news party TV air was changing in the Soviet way (Group 3):
Graph 3
Dynamics of news party air, 2022
In this way, in the period from July 31 to August 6 compared to July an increase in the share of the Communist Party (from 11 to 30%) and United Russia (from 56 to 65%) from 8 to 2%) (Table 2).
table 2
Party news broadcast dynamics, July-August 2022 (in %)
The consignment |
3-9 Jul |
10-16 Jul |
17-23 Jul |
24-30 Jul |
31 Jul-6 Aug |
CPRF |
14.6 |
9.4 |
5.0 |
8.4 |
30.4 |
“United Russia” |
58.9 |
55.8 |
64.7 |
63.6 |
65.0 |
“Fair Russia” |
9.1 |
12.3 |
7.9 |
12.7 |
1.6 |
LDPR |
8.5 |
15.7 |
9.3 |
8.0 |
1.4 |
“New people” |
8.9 |
6.6 |
13.0 |
7.3 |
1.6 |
Let’s assume that one of the parties in the historical period was mentioned in connection with some newsworthy events (Table 3).
Table 3
List of topics reflected in Ireland by the activities of parliamentary parties
the date |
Newsbreaks |
KP |
EP |
SR |
LD |
NL |
July 31 |
Forum “We are together with Russia” |
|
one |
|
|
|
|
Forum “Territory of Meanings” |
one |
one |
one |
one |
one |
|
Recreation for children of Donbass |
|
one |
|
|
|
|
WSO progress |
|
one |
|
|
|
August 1 |
Treatment of DPR fighters in the Moscow region |
|
one |
|
|
|
|
Humanitarian aid in Donbass |
|
one |
|
|
|
August 2 |
Gasification |
|
one |
|
|
|
August 3-4 |
Overhaul of a school in Kamchatka |
|
one |
|
|
|
|
A. Turchak’s visit to Chechnya |
|
one |
|
|
|
August 3-5 |
G. Zyuganov’s visit to Oryol |
one |
|
|
|
|
August 4 |
Rock concert for the defenders of Donbass |
|
one |
|
|
|
|
Single Voting Day 2022 |
|
one |
|
|
|
5th of August |
Tribute to the heroism of the soldiers of the Red Army |
one |
|
|
|
|
August 6 |
ER Humanitarian Centers in Donbass |
|
one |
|
|
|
Total |
|
3 |
12 |
one |
one |
one |
Thus, in the period from July 31 to August 6, the situation in the Donbass and the trip of the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation became important topics on the air.
In total, “United Russia” was mentioned in connection with 12 newsbreaks, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation with those discovered. LDPR, “New People” and “Fair Russia” – participate in the “Territory of Meanings”.
Mentions about the parties on the channel “Russia 24”
Employees of the CIPCR and the Observation Sector of the Department for Dangerous Electoral Districts of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation analyzed the frequency of mentioning four parliamentary parties in the messages of the Rossiya 24 TV channel (Table 4).
Table 4
The number of stories with references to parliamentary parties on the Russia 24 channel
The consignment |
Russia 24 |
“United Russia” |
13 |
CPRF |
9 |
“Fair Russia” |
6 |
LDPR |
3 |
“New people” |
2 |
Total number of messages |
28 |
Thus, in the period from July 31 to August 6, 2022 on “Russia 24” there were 28 messages with references to violations (see Appendix 1).
gathered all mentioned “United Russia” (13 stories). The Communist Party of the Russian Federation took second place in the proposed place (9 stories). “Fair Russia” was mentioned in 6 messages, LDPR in three, “New People” in two.
Special operation in Ukraine
Consider how the activities of parliamentary parties have been going on since the beginning of the Special Operations in Ukraine (February 24, 2022) (Gr. 4)
Chart 4
The structure of the final party news broadcast, February 24 – August 6
In total, for the period from February 24 to August 6, the total political broadcast was collected for 20 hours and 7 minutes of airtime. At the same time, 53% of the air was received by United Russia, 27% by the Liberal Democratic Party, 11% by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, 5% by A Just Russia and 4% by New People. Communist Party ranked third worldwide on television.
If we consider a typical story that aired in the same period on five central TV channels and the Rossiya 24 channel, then the “party of power” has a noticeable advantage here (Table 5).
Table 5
Number of stories mentioning parliamentary parties, 24 February – 6 August
The consignment |
central channels |
Russia 24 |
CPRF |
207 |
137 |
“United Russia” |
671 |
395 |
“Fair Russia” |
127 |
138 |
LDPR |
221 |
163 |
“New people” |
103 |
136 |
Total number of messages |
862 |
742 |
In this way, on central channels “United Russia” was mentioned most often (in 671 subjects). According to the second mention of the place of the Liberal Democratic Party (221 stories). The Communist Party of the Russian Federation was mentioned in 207 stories, A Just Russia in 127 stories, the New People party in 103 stories.
On the channel “Russia 24” ratio is similar. there are also mentions of “ER” (395 times), the second place belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party (163 stories), the third place is occupied by “A Just Russia” (138 stories), the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is in fourth place (137 stories) and the last place is “New People” ( 136 messages).
conclusions
- Between 31 July and 6 August general news congress of party television decreased by a third compared to emergency land. Political parties were mentioned for 23 minutes. The main topic was the situation in the LDNR and G. Zyuganov’s visit to Oryol.
- “Party of Power” remains in first place in the district on television, while its share in the near future increased in the volume of air from 56 to 65% and simultaneously from 46 to 54%. United Russia was mentioned in connection with 12 newsworthy events.
- The Communist Party of the Russian Federation moved from third to second place among the five parliamentary parties in the general broadcast and in synchronism. The party received two times less time on the air than ER. At the same time, the share of the Communists has risen in comparison with the speed from 11 to 30% in the general broadcast and from 13 to 38% in direct speech. Most of all, the Communist Party was mentioned in connection with G. Zyuganov’s trip to Oryol. The coverage went on for three days in a row: August 3, 4 and 5, but only on two TV channels, Pervy and Rossiya.
- The LDPR got only 1% of the total airtime, “A Just Russia” and “New People” 2% each. The group is mentioned in the only TVC story on July 31, dedicated to the Territory of Meanings forum.
- Regarding the mention of parties on the channel “Russia 24”, then most often met on the United Russia TV channel (13 stories), the second place was taken by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (9 mentions). “Fair Russia” was marked in 6 messages, LDPR in three, “New People” in two.
- If we consider the entire news party political air since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, then in the period from February 24 to June 18, United Russia (53%) and the Liberal Democratic Party (27%) received the largest share of the air. The Communist Party got 11%, “Fair Russia” 5%, “NL” 4% of the air.
- In the period from July 31 to August 6, the total political broadcast was about 24 minutes and was actually divided between the “Party of Power” (65%) and the Communist Party (30%). The remaining parliamentary parties received no more than 2% of the airtime each time.
Researcher:
A. A. Gavalova, head. sector of political monitoring of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
Methodology – A.N. Vasiltsova
Rep. for graduation – S.P. Obukhov, Doctors of Science
Materials of the Medialogia system were used for content analysis
Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation for limited fence blocks
Center for Russian Political Culture Studies
Attachment 1
Mentions about the detentions of parties on the TV channel “Russia 24”