Kraj bitke za Vukovar u hrvatskom i srpskom tisku

master's thesis

• Title (english): The End of the Battle of Vukovar in the Croatian and Serbian Press
• Author: Lucija Majstrović
• Mentor: Martin Previšić (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivica Šute (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of History); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-12-16, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; History; Croatian and World Modern and Contemporary History

Abstract

Ovaj rad bavit će se prikazom završetka bitke za Vukovar u hrvatskim i srpskim novinama od 1. studenoga 1991. do 30. studenoga 1991. Analizirat će se dva hrvatska dnevna lista (Vjesnik i Večernji list) i dva srpska dnevna lista (Politika i Večernje novosti). Kvalitativnom i kvantitativnom analizom usporedit će se sve spomenute novine kako bismo provjerili podudaraju li se ili razlikuju one međusobno i, ako jesu, na koji način. Cilj rada također je odgovoriti na pitanje koriste li se zadane novine propagandom te koje su od njih najvjerodostojnije. Istražit će se jesu li članci u novinama dovoljni kao izvori za pisanje znanstvenog rada o bitki za Vukovar. Analizirani su članci u kojima se spominje Vukovar, vrste naslova, prisutnost popratnih fotografija i njihova uloga te učestalost upotrebe pogrdnih naziva za neprijateljsku vojsku, tj. korištenje različite terminologije. Iz rezultata je vidljivo da se i hrvatski i srpski mediji mogu optužiti za upotrebu propagande te da se, prema tome, pojavljuje pristranost i neobjektivnost. Unatoč tome, hrvatske novine su te koje su sličnije literaturi koja se danas koristi.
Također, rad prikazuje povijesne prilike u Hrvatskoj na početku 90-ih godina prošlog stoljeća s naglaskom na tada prisutnu političku situaciju. Nadalje, s posebnim naglaskom će se promotriti pravila ratnog novinarstva i općenito medija u ratu kako bismo kroz prizmu novinarske etike mogli interpretirati ove novinske izvore. Odabrane su dvije teme na kojima je posebno uspoređeno viđenje hrvatskih i srpskih novina: navodni pokolj srpske djece u Borovu Naselju i evakuacija civila iz vukovarske bolnice.

Abstract (english)

This paper provides an overview of the End of the Battle of Vukovar in Croatian and Serbian newspapers from November 1 to November 30, 1991. Two Croatian daily newspapers are analyzed (The Vjesnik and The Večernji list) and two Serbian ones (The Politika and The Večernje novosti) as well. Qualitative and quantitative analysis are used to compare all forementioned newspapers in order to check whether they match or differ from each other and if so, in what way. Also, this paper intends to answer the question of whether the aforementioned newspapers dailies were in service of state propaganda. The paper deals with one more question: which of the newspapers dailies has proven the most credible. The study will provide us with an answer whether these newspaper articles are sufficient as a source for writing a scientific paper on the Battle of Vukovar. What is analyzed are the articles, types of titles, the presence of accompanying photographs and their role as well as the frequency of the use of different derogatory terminology applying to the enemy army. The results have shown that both the Croatian and Serbian media can be accused of using propaganda and therefore, there is presence of bias and lack of objectivity in them. Nevertheless, Croatian newspapers are the ones which are more similar to historical accounts used today.
Also, this paper displays the historical situation in Croatia in the early 90s with an emphasis on the political situation of those days. Furthermore, the observation of the rules of war journalism is accentuated so that we can interpret a given newspaper through the prism of journalistic ethics. Two topics have been chosen to review the vision of Croatian and Serbian newspapers: the massacre of Serbian children in Borovo Naselje and the evacuation of civilians from the Vukovar hospital.

• Keywords: Domovinski rat; hrvatske novine; srpske novine; bitka za Vukovar; pad Vukovara; ratno novinarstvo; propaganda
• Keywords (english): War in Yugoslavia; Croatian newspapers; Serbian newspapers; The Battle of Vukovar; The Fall of Vukovar; war journalism; propaganda
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:882412
• Study programme: Title: History; specializations in: Research, Teaching; Course: Teaching; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra povijesti (magistar/magistra povijesti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-12-19 14:45:25