The European Financial and Refugee/Immigrant Crises in the Press: Similarities and Differences of the Greek and German Public Spheres
Having as theoretical basis the notion of the public sphere and its manifestations within the EU, the current paper seeks to trace similarities and differences in the public discourse devel- oped in German and Greek news si tes, regarding the fina ncial and refugee crises. Our qu...
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| Format: | Article |
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Freie Universität Berlin
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Global Media Journal: German Edition |
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| Summary: | Having as theoretical basis the notion of the public sphere and its manifestations within
the EU, the current paper seeks to trace similarities and differences in the public discourse devel-
oped in German and Greek news si
tes, regarding the fina
ncial and refugee crises. Our quantitative
content analysis shows that there are both similari
ties and differences in the two distinct public
spheres, regarding the evaluation of the EU, its policies on the aforementioned issues and the ways
in which the public discourse is being articulated mainly on behalf of politicians and journalists,
who appear to be the main carriers of the public discourse in the media under scrutiny. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-4807 2196-4807 |