Nastanak i razvoj televizije Republike Srpske i njena uloga u medijskom sistemu Bosne i Hercegovine

Abstract

The subject of the analysis of this paper is public opinion in the Republic of Srpska about the program of the Republic of Srpska Television, the nature and character of this media segment of the public service of the Republic of Srpska and its role in the media system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results of the survey showed that the program of Republic of Srpska Television is the most viewed in Republic of Srpska. Public reliance in the broadcasts of Republic of Srpska Television records the highest percentages, but also small differences in relation to the trust that audiences give to the programs of commercial television stations in Republic of Srpska. The survival of the Republic of Srpska Radio-television, as the Public Media Service of Republic of Srpska, according to the results of the survey, has undivided public support, which considers that Republic of Srpska Television, created at the same time as Republic of Srpska, should be separated from the public broadcasting system of BiH and achieve institutional independence and autonomy within political, social, economic and media system of Republic of Srpska. The material for the analysis was obtained through a survey of 1000 respondents, territorially organized in six zones, in 19 cities and municipalities of Republic of Srpska. The doctoral thesis entitled The emergence and development of the Republic of Srpska Television and its role in the media system of Bosnia and Herzegovina is focused on the consideration of the media system of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its existing structure, normative regulation and institutional framework which, as one entity, is the Republic of Srpska Television. Part of this research topic are the agents as determinants of the influence on the media system, especially considering the political system of BiH and political parallelism in the media, social factors, as well as the configuration of the media system of BiH under the direct influence of the international community. The thesis analyzes the emergence of the first state-owned electronic media in Republic of Srpska, the Television of the serbian people in the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Channel S, the creation of the media system of Republic of Srpska through the formation of the Serbian Radio- television / SRT / within the political and economic system and the activities of political parties and government. The structure of this work is a theoretical and empirical part. The theoretical part of the work is a set of theoretical settings and considerations in the study of television as a mass media, media systems and public services. The intention is to analyze the role and significance of the Republic of Srpska Television, which is constituted as a national emitter, the processes of its transformation and restructuring through the chronological depiction of development and theoretical typology in science. The analysis covers the position of the Republic of Srpska Television, its status within the complex and specific media system of BiH, as well as the mutual relations and activities of the subjects of the Public Broadcasting System of BiH. Considering the structure, a complex methodology was applied, from basic methods of scientific research analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, and from general methods - modeling and comparative method. The historical method was also applied. We used the method of testing - the survey technique and the method of analyzing the content of various documents.