THE MODERN SLOVAK FAMILY: YOUNG PEOPLE’S EXPECTATIONS VERSUS REALITY AS REFLECTED IN MEDIA AND STATISTICAL DATA

Nataliya Panasenko — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:05:46 +0000

ABSTRACT:

Our research indicates a clear need to attract the attention of society to the role a family plays in it. Systematisation of the special literature and approaches for solving the problem connected with the family indicates that it commonly has such roles as emotional and financial support, socialisation, education, caregiving, identity formation, social cohesion, reproduction, and continuity. Investigation of these roles in the study is carried out in the following logical sequence: using semantic and textual analysis we considered Slovak media output on the topic “family” and its keywords in 2020 and then compared it to the same period in 2024. It gave us the opportunity to confirm which of these roles are more frequently discussed in Slovak media and to prepare a questionnaire to be offered to young Slovaks. The questionnaire included items typical of any family: caregiving, financial support, family values, relations within a family and others. The main purpose of the research is to compare young Slovaks’ expectations about their future family with official statistical data concerning important items which influence family reproduction and continuity, namely birthrate, ability to pay mortgage, and emotional and financial support, amongst others. Finally, the research empirically confirms and statistically proves that there still exist some problems concerning families, and we hope that they will be successfully addressed by the Slovak authorities in the nearest future, making young people’s dreams come true.

KEY WORDS:

family roles, family in Slovak media output, reality and prognosis, statistical data

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34135/communicationtoday.2026.Vol.17.No.1.14

Hard News Revisited: A Case Study of Various Approaches to an Incident at a Primary School as Reflected in the Media

Nataliya Panasenko — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:13:29 +0000

ABSTRACT:
The study highlights various approaches to an incident at a primary school as reflected in the media. The authors analyze different media outputs and by using numerous examples prove the most important features of the news. They supplement their quantitative analysis with a qualitative analysis of the media outputs of selected news portals and focus on several key elements: title of the media output, content of the article, and signals of addressee orientation in the texts. The analysis is based on the comparison of the time of publication of the media output, the method of processing information and the headlines. Additionally, the study gives valuable information on the meaning of timeliness, conflict, proximity, and surprise. The research presents an exhaustive analysis of different forms of hard news production, forms of its reproduction, and media channels dividing media sources into three groups: news presented in serious portals, official sources, and tabloid news portals. Such an approach gives the opportunity to specify signals of addressee orientation in the headlines and the text body, typical of each media group. The results of the analysis vividly show what common and specific signals of addressee orientations in media sources, forming three groups – official, serious, and tabloids present hard news on their portals.

KEY WORDS:
emotional journalism, hard news, media market, media output, tabloid news portals, traditional and new media

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Nataliya Panasenko – Communication Today

THE MODERN SLOVAK FAMILY: YOUNG PEOPLE’S EXPECTATIONS VERSUS REALITY AS REFLECTED IN MEDIA AND STATISTICAL DATA

Hard News Revisited: A Case Study of Various Approaches to an Incident at a Primary School as Reflected in the Media