TY - JOUR
T1 - Media Representation of the European Union: Comparing Newspaper Coverage in France, Spain, and the United Kingdom
AU - Menéndez Alarcón, Antonio V.
N1 - Menéndez Alarcón, Antonio V. “Media Representation of the European Union: Comparing Newspapers Coverage in France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.” International Journal of Communication. Vol. 4 (2010) pp. .398-415 Available from: digitalcommons.butler.edu/facsch_papers/457/
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - Based on content analysis of newspapers and in-depth interviews of journalists, this article analyzes the role of the media in defining the European Union and, therefore, in contributing to the production and reproduction of social representations of the EU in the public. The research concentrated on three EU member countries: France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The study is theoretically informed by news production theory. Results demonstrate that there are major differences among the newspapers analyzed here in terms of how they represented the EU in the news, according to their nationality and political orientation. Furthermore, many of the principles that dominate the production of news undermine information on the EU. The material on the EU tends to reinforce traditional views on economics, politics, and society, including the widespread belief that a national government is better than the EU for solving society's problems.
AB - Based on content analysis of newspapers and in-depth interviews of journalists, this article analyzes the role of the media in defining the European Union and, therefore, in contributing to the production and reproduction of social representations of the EU in the public. The research concentrated on three EU member countries: France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The study is theoretically informed by news production theory. Results demonstrate that there are major differences among the newspapers analyzed here in terms of how they represented the EU in the news, according to their nationality and political orientation. Furthermore, many of the principles that dominate the production of news undermine information on the EU. The material on the EU tends to reinforce traditional views on economics, politics, and society, including the widespread belief that a national government is better than the EU for solving society's problems.
KW - european union
KW - media represenations
UR - https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/facsch_papers/457
M3 - Article
VL - 4
JO - Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
JF - Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
ER -