Journalism and austerity : digitization and crisis during the Greek memoranda / by Christos Kostopoulos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kostopoulos, Christos, author.

Series:

Digital Activism and Society: Politics, Economy and Culture in Network Communication Series

Digital Activism and Society: Politics, Economy and Culture in Network Communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital media--Political aspects--Greece.

Digital media.

Journalism--Political aspects--Greece--History--21st century.

Journalism.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

Using an original empirical study of the frame building process in the press, this book analyses the interplay between political economy and framing theories, focusing on what the frames found in the press can reveal about structural power struggles, and the contribution of journalism to democratic debate.

Contents:

Cover

Journalism and Austerity

Digital Activism and Society: Politics, Economy AND Culture in Network Communication

Journalism and Austerity: Digitization and Crisis during the Greek Memoranda

Copyright

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

1. The Media and the Economic Crisis: A Critical Juncture

Aims, Objectives and Research Questions

The Historical Political Background of Greece and the Greek Media

The Development and Political Economy of the Greek Press

Research Design and Methodology

Data Analysis Methodologies

Data Analysis and Triangulation

Overview of the Book

2. Framing and Power Influences of the Media: A Multi-level Political Economy Approach

Framing as a Lakatosian Research Program: Employing Framing Theory to Probe News Production

Entman Explains What the Process of Framing Precisely Entails:

Frames in Culture: How Are They Applied in News Production and What is Their Political Impact?

Framing and Media Production: Frame Building and the Social Forces That Influence It

Defining Political Economy

The Macro Level of Power Influence: Media Systems, Market and Ownership Structures

The Meso Level of Power Influence: Mediating Structural Power through Labour

The Micro Level of Power Influence: The Impact of Structural Power on Daily Journalistic Practice

Theoretical Framework: Combining the Framing and Political Economy Literatures

Employing Political Economy to Explain the Frame Building Process

Shedding Light on Political Economic Structures through Frame Analysis

Making Sense of Framing Struggles: Setting Limits to Democratic Debate

3. When Politicians Lead the Tango: The Impact of the Crisis and New Technologies on Journalistic Practices and Frame Building

The Impact of the Economic Crisis.

Labour Intensification through Digitalization

Shaping the Structure of Frames: The Influence of Political Sources

Setting the Terms of the Debate in 2010

Reproduction of political frames in 2011/12

Reproduction of Political Frames in 2015

Summary

4. Issues of Journalistic Freedom: The Impact of the Organizational Structure and Editorial Stance on Frame Building

The Impact of the Organizational Structure on Journalistic Practices

The Influence of the Newspaper's Structure on Frame Building

Building News Frames and Altering Advocate Frames in 2010

Building News Frames and Altering Advocate Frames in 2011/2012

Building News Frames and Altering Advocate Frames in 2015

5. Setting Limits to the Debate: The Interaction between the Structures of Politics, the Economy and the Press

Political Parallelism in the Greek Media

Framing the Debate Around the Memoranda

Setting Limits to the Debate in 2010

Setting Limits to the Debate in 2011/2012

Setting Limits to the Debate in 2015

6. Conclusion: Framing and Political Economy as Complementary Approaches

The Contribution of Political Economy to Explanations of the Frame Building Process

Contributions of Framing Theory to Political Economic Structures and Processes

Framing the Debate Around the Greek Memoranda

Limitations and Future Directions

References

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-83909-416-8

OCLC:

1193115191