Europe in local news

Authors

  • Mariel C. Pluschke Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30722/anzjes.vol12.iss3.15361

Keywords:

EU reporting, European public sphere, Europeanisation, local/regional News, local journalists, local public, Germany

Abstract

Local newspapers are rarely in the focus of research on the European public sphere. However, due to their various democratic functions, they should not be neglected and may help to build a European public sphere. This article presents the results of an in-depth study of local newspapers by asking: a) How and to what extent can local newspapers contribute to the construction of a European public sphere by Europeanisation of the local public through reporting on the EU? b) Which factors have an effect on how local newspapers report on EU topics? This paper synthesises theories and models of the European public to develop hypotheses, which are then tested in interviews with six local German journalists. It finds that local newspapers can promote the emergence of a European public sphere and that news factors, resources, individual attitudes and editorial frameworks do have an impact on their EU reporting.

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Published

2021-05-07

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2020): Special Issue: Changing realities, changing narratives? A narrative reading of EU perceptions in a changing Europe

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