The geographical disparity in the terrorism coverage on Ukrainian TV

Introduction. Specific journalist criteria in selecting and filtering terrorist information, the inconsistent media coverage of terrorism short forms, framing news can shape a distorted understanding this phenomenon on global scale for audience. This lead to many negative consequences society, particularly loss its functional organizational capabilities resist adequately respond attacks due lack relevant information. Relevance study. As has become part Ukrainian agenda-setting, research topic is highly relevant. The findings our previous studies have demonstrated particular concentration attention West an ignoring activities world general. Therefore, we tend analyze geographical aspect TV correspondence actual situation worldwide. Methodology. Content analysis main method. empirical data collected from programs five highest-rated channels («Ukraina», «ICTV», «1+1», «Inter» «STB»). monitoring covered 769 September 2019 2020, which 154 stories about were found. Among categorical units content was «geography» story, included country region identification. Having applied comparative analysis, could compare obtained with statistics Global Terrorism Database, more accurately echoed globally. Results. timing all South Asia (the most active context terrorism, where than third occurred) only 0.65% total volume coverage. Sub-Saharan Africa, every fourth attack took place, represented by four reports Inter’s correspondent. activity, Middle East North mainly highlighted geopolitical context, incidents. focused covering national incidents most. However, also concentrated their Western (Western Europe, America, Eastern Europe), while 5 % worldwide happened these regions. Simultaneously, disparity discovered representation world’s countries. Moreover, none ten deadliest channels. Conclusions. produce topic, not does correspond but shapes false image viewer. journalists use balance