In times of crisis, the media play a crucial role in offering people information and updates related to the ongoing events. Thus, the media implicitly shape public opinion on the issues they cover and, as a result, influence public attitudes and behaviors. In this context, this paper aims at analyzing the media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, by means of quantitative content analysis (N=1511) conducted on both television and online news stories released during March 18-31 2020, this study sheds light on the agenda-setting effects of the media and the phenomenon known as intermedia agenda-setting. Main results show that, in spring 2020, both television and online news stories extensively covered COVID-19 topics, focusing on domestic issues such as decisions taken by the authorities in order to manage the pandemic, effects of the virus, and statistics. Furthermore, results show a relatively high intermedia agenda-setting effect within the Romanian media environment. Content published online (either in the form of social media content or online stories) is frequently “borrowed” and cited in both online and television news stories, leading us to the idea that digital media might have become mainstream information sources.

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危机时期的媒体报道。COVID-19 的中间议程设置 – 相关主题

在危机时期，媒体在向人们提供与正在进行的事件相关的信息和更新方面发挥着至关重要的作用。因此，媒体在其报道的问题上含蓄地塑造公众舆论，从而影响公众的态度和行为。在此背景下，本文旨在分析 COVID-19 大流行的媒体报道。具体而言，通过对 2020 年 3 月 18 日至 31 日期间发布的电视和在线新闻报道进行的定量内容分析（N=1511），本研究揭示了媒体的议程设置效应和被称为跨媒体议程的现象——环境。主要结果表明，在 2020 年春季，电视和在线新闻报道都广泛报道了 COVID-19 主题，重点关注国内问题，例如当局为管理大流行而做出的决定，病毒的影响和统计数据。此外，结果显示罗马尼亚媒体环境中相对较高的媒体议程设置效果。在线发布的内容（以社交媒体内容或在线故事的形式）经常被“借用”并在在线和电视新闻报道中引用，这使我们认为数字媒体可能已成为主流信息来源。