News media’s position-taking regarding the European Union

Autor(en)

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

Abstrakt

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(en)

Institut für Staatswissenschaft

Externe Organisation(en)

Universität Koblenz-Landau, University of Amsterdam (UvA), Universität Bern

Journal

Journal of European Public Policy

Band

26

Seiten

44-62

Anzahl der Seiten

19

ISSN

1350-1763

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2017.1375546

Publikationsdatum

10-2017

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

506012 Politische Systeme

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Sociology and Political Science, Public administration

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/6fe45967-6246-4eb2-b9d6-36d041c48b48