Abstract
In the 1990s, when the social and political system fundamentally changed from a socialist system to a democratic system, Mongolian society as a whole was in turmoil. This social and contemporary situation became an important factor in fundamentally changing the media’s activities, articles, programs, and content. Also, from this period, the characters of sexual minorities were introduced in Mongolian feature films. But mostly gay people were portrayed in a negative light. Also, there was not much news and information on this topic. However, in recent years, information about the LGBTIQ community has been widely disseminated in media and social media in Mongolia. In this way, conditions were created to obtain relatively balanced information about sexual minorities in the public. Since 1992, we have conducted qualitative and quantitative research on the representation of LGBTQI+ individuals in Mongolian media articles and programs. As part of content quality research, We aimed to determine the prevalence of positive, negative, and neutral attitudes towards LGBTQI+ individuals. and what changes are occurring in the content of articles and programs about LGBTQI+. There are not many articles and programs on the above topic. As part of our research, we have quantified the frequency of media coverage of LGBTQI+ topics. Additionally, we distributed a questionnaire to assess the media’s position and information policy. We also met with people known as sexual minorities and studied through interviews how they receive information about LGBTQI people in Mongolia through the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Presenters
Ariunzaya NorovsurenProfessor, Journalism and Mass Communication, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Narangerel Tseren
Director , Private sector , Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Bat Oyun Sukhbold
Student, Master, National University of Mongolia, mongolia, Mongolia Unursaikhan Tugj
Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Mendkhuu Ganbaatar
Associate Professor, Department Journalism and Mass Communications, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Discrimination,unbalanced information,sensationalism,tabloids,human rights,social psychology
