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9.1 Additional Methodological Explanations
Table 9.1 Some Characteristics of Selected News Media
Item Glas Istre Primorske novice La voce del popolo
Language Croatian Slovenian Italian
Publisher
Glas Istre Primorske novice, ča- e di t Rijeka novinsko –
novine d.o.o. sopisno založniška družba izdavačka ustanova/e di t
d.o.o./Azienda giornal- Fiume ente giornalistico –
istico – editoriale, s.r.l., editoriale
Capodistria.
Legal entity Limited liabil- Limited liability company Foundation
ity company
Legal seat Pula Koper Rijeka
First
published
Orientation Regional Regional Minority (Italian)
Principal Principal
Importance Principal Yes Yes
Printed Yes
version
Online Yes Yes Yes
version
Market share > n.d. >
relevant for purposes of tourism; however, his map is already out-
dated today, and covers the topic that is the subject of this study
only to a limited extent.
At the beginning, a limited set of leading regional newspapers (general,
mass media) were selected through the expert knowledge of the author
and some relevant data (see Table 9.1 and Figure 9.1): Glas Istre in Croat-
ian, Primorske novice in Slovenian and La voce del popolo in Italian. They
are more familiar with the local mentality and historical moments than
others, which means that dark commemorative events are relevant events
for their reporting. All selected newspapers are available in printed and
electronic versions, which was an additional selection criterion. Glas Istre
and La voce del popolo together account for 60 of internet search inter-
est of the most recognisable newspapers in the Istrian County (including
those from the national level; see Figure 9.1). The extremely low propor-
tion of search interest in La voce del popolo was not expected, but it is
necessary to take into account that we are dealing with a national mi-
nority newspaper. A similar analysis cannot be made for the Slovenian
part of Istria, since Slovenia is not formally divided into regions. Never-
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Table 9.1 Some Characteristics of Selected News Media
Item Glas Istre Primorske novice La voce del popolo
Language Croatian Slovenian Italian
Publisher
Glas Istre Primorske novice, ča- e di t Rijeka novinsko –
novine d.o.o. sopisno založniška družba izdavačka ustanova/e di t
d.o.o./Azienda giornal- Fiume ente giornalistico –
istico – editoriale, s.r.l., editoriale
Capodistria.
Legal entity Limited liabil- Limited liability company Foundation
ity company
Legal seat Pula Koper Rijeka
First
published
Orientation Regional Regional Minority (Italian)
Principal Principal
Importance Principal Yes Yes
Printed Yes
version
Online Yes Yes Yes
version
Market share > n.d. >
relevant for purposes of tourism; however, his map is already out-
dated today, and covers the topic that is the subject of this study
only to a limited extent.
At the beginning, a limited set of leading regional newspapers (general,
mass media) were selected through the expert knowledge of the author
and some relevant data (see Table 9.1 and Figure 9.1): Glas Istre in Croat-
ian, Primorske novice in Slovenian and La voce del popolo in Italian. They
are more familiar with the local mentality and historical moments than
others, which means that dark commemorative events are relevant events
for their reporting. All selected newspapers are available in printed and
electronic versions, which was an additional selection criterion. Glas Istre
and La voce del popolo together account for 60 of internet search inter-
est of the most recognisable newspapers in the Istrian County (including
those from the national level; see Figure 9.1). The extremely low propor-
tion of search interest in La voce del popolo was not expected, but it is
necessary to take into account that we are dealing with a national mi-
nority newspaper. A similar analysis cannot be made for the Slovenian
part of Istria, since Slovenia is not formally divided into regions. Never-
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