The image of Christian churches in the Slovak and Czech media during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic

Figures & data

Table 1. Number of texts.

Medium	Country	Number
MF Dnes	CZ	102
Novinky.cz		102
SME	SK	204
Aktuality.sk		83
Total		491

Source: Own elaboration.

Table 2. Distribution of texts covering domestic vs. foreign stories.

Domestic	299
Foreign	192
Total	491

Source: Own elaboration.

Figure 1. Distribution of sample texts over time. Source: Own elaboration.

Table 3. Frames.

	Restrictions	Fanaticism	Positive response	Spiritual dimension	Money	Elite	Personal story	Oddity	Conflict
MF Dnes	72	9	10	15	1	19	3	3	2
Novinky.cz	48	13	21	11	3	22	4	2	0
SME	134	12	17	23	1	18	6	5	12
Aktuality.sk	46	9	17	15	0	9	1	7	4
Total	300	43	65	64	5	68	14	17	18
Total (%)	61%	9%	13%	13%	1%	14%	3%	3%	4%

Source: Own elaboration.

Figure 2. Frames by focus on domestic vs. foreign stories. Source: Own elaboration.

Figure 3. Frames by Slovak and Czech geographical origin. Source: Own elaboration.

Table 4. Activities.

	Services	Charity	Politics	Evangelization	Psychology	Culture	N/A
MF Dnes	62	2	0	12	5	5	23
Novinky.cz	45	6	1	10	3	1	36
SME	102	4	0	23	8	6	67
Aktuality.sk	38	5	0	11	5	3	30
Total	247	17	1	56	21	15	156
Total (%)	50%	3%	0%	11%	4%	3%	32%

Source: Own elaboration.

Figure 4. Distribution of activities by the origin of stories—domestic vs. foreign. Source: Own elaboration.

Figure 5. Distribution of activities by origin—Czech vs. Slovak. Source: Own elaboration.

Table 5. Cooperation.

	Cooperation	Non-cooperation	Negotiation	N/A
MF Dnes	73	9	1	19
Novinky.cz	45	15	2	40
SME	122	12	7	63
Aktuality.sk	53	9	1	20
Total	293	45	11	142
Total (%)	60%	9%	2%	29%

Source: Own elaboration.

Figure 6. Cooperation by origin—domestic vs. foreign affiliation. Source: Own elaboration.

Figure 7. Cooperation by origin—Czech Republic vs. Slovakia. Source: Own elaboration.

Table 6. Topoi.

	Fundamentalism is harmful	True shepherds are close to people	Religion is natural	Religion is useful	Religion has prophetic role	Faith changes lives	Churches have moral authority	We must be responsible for lives and health	Pursuit of common good is laudable	Religious freedom is essential	Crisis is as an opportunity	Death has a deep meaning	Rules must be obeyed by everyone	Other
MF Dnes	9	21	61	9	3	2	5	75	1	2	3	2	0	7
Novinky.cz	19	13	41	7	7	3	11	74	5	2	4	1	0	1
SME	15	16	108	9	8	3	28	138	23	3	7	3	11	6
Aktuality.sk	10	3	32	10	9	0	7	58	4	1	8	1	2	4
Total	53	53	242	35	27	8	51	345	33	8	22	7	13	18
Total (%)	11%	11%	49%	7%	5%	2%	10%	70%	7%	2%	4%	1%	3%	4%

Source: Own elaboration.

Figure 8. Topoi by focus—domestic vs. foreign stories. Source: Own elaboration.

Figure 9. Topoi by origin—Slovak vs. Czech affiliation. Source: Own elaboration.