News vs. Opinion Articles on the European Union: The Politicisation of the EU in the Mainstream Press
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News vs. Opinion Articles on the European Union : The Politicisation of the EU in the Mainstream Press. / Silva, Tiago; Kartalis, Yani.
The Impact of EU Politicisation on Voting Behaviour in Europe. ed. / Marina Costa Lobo. 1. ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. p. 25-53 (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - News vs. Opinion Articles on the European Union
T2 - The Politicisation of the EU in the Mainstream Press
AU - Silva, Tiago
AU - Kartalis, Yani
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This chapter assesses the politicisation of the EU in six European countries, by looking at the media coverage of 29 legislative elections held between 2002 and 2017. Using a combination of automated and manual methods of content analysis, this chapter goes beyond the existing studies to examine how the Eurozone crises impacted the traditional media coverage of the EU not only in terms of magnitude but also in terms of framing and content. Using a unique dataset of 165,341 news items, from 12 mainstream newspapers, this study answers three questions relevant to the main goal of this book: (1) does EU politicisation vary between left- and right-leaning newspapers; (2) is there a difference between news and opinion articles in terms of EU salience and tone; (3) what dimensions of EU debates are more prevalent in the media. Our analysis shows that, after the crisis, the countries’ politicisation of the EU diverged more in terms of content than magnitude. However, when we only consider opinion articles, the differences within mainstream media, from the left and right, become more salient. These results confirm the role and importance of the media for EU politicisation and its potential impact on national politics.
AB - This chapter assesses the politicisation of the EU in six European countries, by looking at the media coverage of 29 legislative elections held between 2002 and 2017. Using a combination of automated and manual methods of content analysis, this chapter goes beyond the existing studies to examine how the Eurozone crises impacted the traditional media coverage of the EU not only in terms of magnitude but also in terms of framing and content. Using a unique dataset of 165,341 news items, from 12 mainstream newspapers, this study answers three questions relevant to the main goal of this book: (1) does EU politicisation vary between left- and right-leaning newspapers; (2) is there a difference between news and opinion articles in terms of EU salience and tone; (3) what dimensions of EU debates are more prevalent in the media. Our analysis shows that, after the crisis, the countries’ politicisation of the EU diverged more in terms of content than magnitude. However, when we only consider opinion articles, the differences within mainstream media, from the left and right, become more salient. These results confirm the role and importance of the media for EU politicisation and its potential impact on national politics.
KW - Automated text analysis
KW - EU dimensions
KW - EU politicisation
KW - Media
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-29187-6_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-29187-6_2
M3 - Book chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85159065069
SN - 9783031291890
T3 - Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
SP - 25
EP - 53
BT - The Impact of EU Politicisation on Voting Behaviour in Europe
A2 - Costa Lobo, Marina
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
ER -
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