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Citizen Consultation on Media and News Quality in
Bolivia YOUR WORD ABOUT NEWS
ERICK R. TORRICO VILLANUEVA Bonn, November 5th
2014
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Main questions How do audiences perceive the
journalistic practice in Bolivia? And which
are peoples views, needs and expectations about
it?
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National Media Observatory (ONADEM) UNIR BOLIVIA
FOUNDATION
2012
2008
2014
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BOLIVIA 10 millions of inhabitants 23
newspapers 7 national TV networks 400 local TV
stations 5 national radio broadcasters 1.600
local radio stations
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• Three experiences in 7 years
• Your word about news, (January, 2008)
• - 4 cities, 2.444 people
• Your word about news and information and
  communication right, (December, 2012)
• - 10 cities, 3.150 people
• Your word about news on elections 2014 (July)
• - 6 cities, 1.150 people

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• What do Citizen Consultations want to know?
• Which are the peoples favorite media for
  receiving news
• What kind of news is considered most useful
• Which medium is considered the most reliable
• If people trust the news
• What people think of journalism and journalists
• What people say must be improved
• If people understand the meaning and utility of
  information and communication rights

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• Main results
• TV is the favorite medium and the most reliable
• People use news especially for staying up to
  date
• News are very important in an electoral period
  for people
• People believe only partially in news content
• People appreciate journalists work to a high
  degree
• People consider that journalism need to be
  improved
• People criticize infotainment, imbalance,
  sensationalism
• and politicization in journalism

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8 tips for journalists
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
www.unirbolivia.org