WHO IS TO BLAME ON JULY 22, 2011?
WHO IS TO BLAME ON JULY 22, 2011?
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL BLAME FRAMES IN THE REPORTING OF ANDERS BREIVIK IN THE DUTCH SPEAKING BROADSHEET PRESS
Author(s): Stefan MertensSubject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Sociology, Criminology, Studies in violence and power
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Breivik; framing; content analysis; newspapers; causal attributions; ideology
Summary/Abstract: On July 22, 2011 Anders Breivik murdered a large amount of people in Norway. In this study we investigate a sample of articles that were published about Breivik and his deeds in the Flemish and Dutch press. We will investigate these articles looking for the so-called “attribution of responsibility frame.” The murders from Breivik could be explained psychologically (“he is insane”) as well as sociologically (far-right political parties are responsible becauseof having spread hate speech). We present a typology of subtypes of frames. We will furthermore investigate how many times these types of frames occur in different media outlets.
Journal: International Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal (IS)
- Issue Year: 17/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 59-72
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
