Covering “Financial Terrorism”
The Greek debt crisis in US news media
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12909202 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James F Tracy (Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 513-529 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512786.2011.633789 |
| OpenAlex | W1482429922 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 23 |
The 2010 Greek financial crisis marks an important chapter in an era where the underlying maneuvers of private financial entities figure centrally in the wherewithal of Western nation states. Utilizing framing research, this study examines representation of the Greek crisis by US news media from December 2009 to July 2010. In contrast to the incident's coverage in the European and business press initially attributing the crisis to speculation and the manipulation of Greek debt, major US news media presented the event through specific event-driven frames that obscured knowledge of deeper causes. By drawing attention to dramatic events in Athens and the American stock markets, US outlets presented the financial crisis in narrow terms that blamed the event on alleged character flaws and ineptitudes of a nation and its people. This reportage legitimized proposals of economic austerity as reparation. In the midst of excessive business and financial-related information, the ability of US journalism to explain how and for whom transnational economic processes proceed remains provisional. Journalism prompting public discourse on such dynamics is crucial at present as the formulas hastening the Greek crisis now threaten industrialized countries throughout the West
Austerity · Debt · Economics · Financial crisis · Framing (construction · Journalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Speculation · Terrorism · Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies · History · Law · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |