Framing the 'Clash of Civilization' in Europe: Interaction between Political and Media Frames
Journal
Journal Media and Communication Studies
ISSN
2141-2545
Publisher
Academic Journals
Date Issued
2009
Author(s)
La Porte, Teresa
Universidad de Navarra. Facultad de Comunicación
Type
text::Non-primary product
Abstract
The present study reviews the foci, symbols and interpretations that the European media use to formulate and spread the political message about the “clash of civilizations”. This means observing how this cultural clash is articulated in political discourse and how this is then reflected in the leading European media. To carry out this study, we compared the frames found in several significant political discourses (Bush, Ahmadinejad, Sarkozy, Gül) and those encountered in the coverage of these same discourses in the following European newspapers: The Guardian, Le Monde, Frankfürter Allemaigne. Through this specific case, the research also explores what is the process of the frame elaboration and which conditions make political discourse more effective and attractive for the media to assimilate them. ©The authors ©Journal Media and Communication Studies. Copyright © Elsevier Inc.
License
Acceso Abierto
How to cite
La Porte, T. & Azpíroz, M.-L. (2009). Framing the 'Clash of Civilizations' in Europe: Interaction between Political and Media Frames. Journal of Media and Communication Studies, Vol.1, 1, 011-022.