Framing the Financial Crisis

An unexpected interaction between the government and the press

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7501096
AutoresKajsa Falasca (0000-0001-5218-4452, autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen8
Número1
Fecha de publicación2014-02-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaObservatorio (OBS (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1646-5954 • E-ISSN: 1646-5954
EditorialOberCom (Observatorio da Comunicação) (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.15847/obsobs812014752
OpenAlexW1921948611
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas23

This study explores the dynamic interaction between government and news media in the frame-building process, the process of shaping journalistic news frames, during the financial crisis that erupted in September 2008. The unexpected as well as event-driven character of the financial crisis is expected to create dynamics that challenge journalists’ dependence on powerful political actors as the national government by opening up the news gate wider to various voices and perspectives. However, the findings of this study indicate unexpected results as the government dominates the frame-building process. In order to empirically explore the frame-building process, this paper employs framing theory to analyse political actors’ messages and news media coverage. The study employs two sets of data, the first a content analysis of news coverage and the second a content analysis of political messages, during a three month period in Sweden following the eruption of the financial crisis. Overall, the results of this study indicate that powerful political actors’ ability to influence frame-building follows the predictable pattern of indexing also during an unexpected event thus limiting press independence

Content analysis · Economics · Financial crisis · Frame analysis · Framing (construction · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Media Studies and Communication · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Media and Politics · History · Law