Pedofilijos skandalo metu informaciniame žinių portale "Delfi" ir dienraštyje "Lietuvos rytas" pateikto teisėjų įvaizdžio ypatumai

• Valickas, Gintautas
• Jarutienė, Liubovė

ENThe article examines special features of the image of judges presented during so called paedophilia scandal. Qualitative and quantitative content analysis was applied in order to analyse selected publications of the informational portal "Delfi" and daily paper "Lietuvos rytas". The results revealed, that at the beginning of paedophilia scandal (October 2009) "Delfi" paid more attention to negative information about judges, while "Lietuvos rytas" paid more attention to neutral and positive information. However, later (November 2010 and March 2012) the amount of information, which called the integrity and objectivity of judges into question, increased in both media sources. Although negative and compromising information about judges was predominant in "Delfi" and "Lietuvos rytas" (consisted 58,8 percent and 45 percent respectively), image of judges presented in "Delfi" was more negative, compared to the one in "Lietuvos rytas" . In addition, image of judges presented in "Delfi" could convince and influence readers more, as more than a half (61,1 percent) of information announced in "Delfi" was based on the facts, while more than a half (52,8 percent) of information announced in "Lietuvos rytas" was based on somebody‘s opinion. The results suggest that during so called paedophilia scandal image of judges presented in informational portal "Delfi" and daily paper "Lietuvos rytas" could reduce the authority of judges and cause doubts and distrust in court decisions. [From the publication]