Monitoring Mass Media during the Campaign for Parliamentary Elections Anticipated on 29 July 2009. Report No.4, 13–19 July 2009

One daily newscast on each station was monitored for news with either a direct or an indirect electoral character.

IJC, 30 July 2009, 17:52

Stations/newscasts analyzed

Moldova 1 (“Mesager” at 21:00): public TV station, national coverage, broadcasts in Russian and Romanian

Prime TV (“Evenimentul” at 20:35): private station, national coverage, broadcasts in Romanian

NIT (“Curier” at 21:30): private station, quasi-national coverage, broadcasts in Russian and Romanian (Chişinău, Cahul, Edineţ, Comrat, Varniţa, Ungheni, Cetireni, Nisporeni, Soroca, Cimişlia, Căuşeni, Trifeşti, Străşeni, Mândreştii Noi, Leova, Criuleni)

EU TV (“Monitor” at 21:00): private station, quasi-national coverage, broadcasts in Romanian (Străşeni, Ocniţa, Floreşti, Trifeşti, Cimişlia, Briceni, Cantemir, Drochia, Făleşti, Glodeni, Sângerei, Ştefan Vodă, Taraclia)

Radio Moldova (“Panorama zilei” at 19:00): public station, national coverage, broadcasts in Romanian and Russian.