Euro Crisis and plurality: Does the political orientation of newspapers determine the selection and spin of information?

This article studies the impact of right and left moderate political orientation of newspapers on the levels of plurality in the news coverage of the Euro Crisis in 20 newspapers from 10 European countries through a methodology based on Simpson’s D index. The expectation of finding distinct patterns...

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Published in:European journal of communication (London) 2016-08, Vol.31 (4), p.462-478
Main Authors: Salgado, Susana, Nienstedt, Heinz-Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Economic crisis
Euro
Europe
Ideology
Journalistic ethics
News media
Politics
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Summary:This article studies the impact of right and left moderate political orientation of newspapers on the levels of plurality in the news coverage of the Euro Crisis in 20 newspapers from 10 European countries through a methodology based on Simpson’s D index. The expectation of finding distinct patterns of coverage leading to high levels of plurality was not fully supported and the results have shown that national frames influence levels of overall plurality more than political ideology.
ISSN:0267-3231
1460-3705
DOI:10.1177/0267323116659977