Kunstinäituste kajastamine Eesti Päevalehes ja Postimehes 2008. aastal
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2009
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Tartu Ülikool
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The aim of the bachelor thesis “The Coverage of Art Exhibitions in Newspapers in 2008. The
Example of Eesti Päevaleht and Postimees” was to analyze which information were
emphasised in the articles about art exhibitions and what were the goals of the article’s
authors while portraying the exhibitions. An important part of the thesis was focusing on the
differences of the representation between the two newspapers.
Throughout the study the combined method of content analysis and semi-structured expert
interviews were used. The results of the content analysis revealed that the most commonly
used genre was review, not news stories as presumed. Still, there were differences between
the two newspapers: Eesti Päevaleht printed more reviews, whereas Postimees preferred short
news stories. This may be explained by the composition of the staffs. On the contrary to
Postimees, Eesti Päevaleht has employed an art editor with a PhD in art. Postimees uses
freelance authors. Therefore the representation of art exhibition can be considered more
consistent in Eesti Päevaleht, but also more one-sided, since there is basically only one writer.
In Postimees the use of different authors gave the impression of versatile views on art, but
lacked of consistency.
Although it was assumed that the main emphasis in the articles would be on the persona of the
artist, the results showed that the information about the exhibition as a cultural event was
portrayed as most important. The photos printed to illustrate the articles were mostly of
particular works of art from the exhibitions.
The main differences between the two dailies were most apparent in the aims of the articles.
Eesti Päevaleht focused more on the informative and educational aspect, whereas in
Postimees the articles were more emotional and creative.
In conclusion, the present thesis showed that there were differences in the representation of art
exhibitions in the two Estonian national dailies Eesti Päevaleht and Postimees. The
differences manifested in the most commonly used genres as well as the main aims of the
articles.