Sensationalism and political disputes: analysis of media coverage of the process of ratification of the Istanbul Convention in Croatia

In order to establish supervision over the implementation of law on suppression violence against women, Council Europe designed Istanbul Convention, ratification which was voted by Croatia April 13, 2018. The document caused public disagreement and political strife in Croatia, way media reported this problem significant importance process creating perception opinion. main goal paper is point out biased reporting Convention Croatia. Qualitative quantitative content analysis discourse were used, research conducted a sample 882 articles published six internet portals period from March 13 confirmed assumption that most read Croatian focused conflicts. social division, attention given politicians their Although maintained neutrality when writing short news reports, editorial preference could clearly be deduced selection commentators columnists. Almost no article emphasized experiences abused women ratifying such for safety future.