News media’s position-taking regarding the European Union

Author(s)
Silke Adam, Beatrice Eugster, Eva Antl-Wittenberg, Rachid Azrout, Judith Möller, Claes de Vreese, Michaela Maier, Sylvia Kritzinger
Abstract

We analyse whether a newspaper's editorial position regarding the European Union is related to its selection decisions in the news section. We ask whether such a synchronization between news and editorials exists, whether it is conditioned by the type of media system and under which conditions it also affects the selection of transnational voices. Our study is based on a quantitative content analysis of the quality press in seven European countries (Austria, France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom) in the run-up to the 2014 European Parliament elections. Our results support a synchronization between editorials and news, specifically with regard to the selection of national speakers. With regard to transnational speakers, they are selectively chosen by a medium if its editorial position is not supported at the national level. Furthermore, they are used to put forward a portrayal of a political community in accordance with the editorial line.

Organisation(s)
Department of Government
External organisation(s)
Universität Koblenz-Landau, University of Amsterdam (UvA), Universität Bern
Journal
Journal of European Public Policy
Volume
26
Pages
44-62
No. of pages
19
ISSN
1350-1763
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2017.1375546
Publication date
10-2017
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
506012 Political systems
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Sociology and Political Science, Public Administration
Portal url
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/news-medias-positiontaking-regarding-the-european-union(6fe45967-6246-4eb2-b9d6-36d041c48b48).html