The Greek Crisis, the Media and the Transformation of the European Public Sphere
The Greek Crisis, the Media and the Transformation of the European Public Sphere

Author(s): George Pleios, Dimitrios Souliotis
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Greek Crisis; Media; Greek Economy; EU Media
Summary/Abstract: In media terms, the Greek economic crisis is an ‘event’ whose coverage combines elements of the media coverage of both the European Union and the economy. Academic research concerning media coverage of the economy shows that media tends to follow negative events more closely than positive ones. Thus, crisis which is a major negative change is expected to be covered in the media more intensely, in more details and with a high degree of priming. Factors that have the potential to affect the media coverage of the economy (including crisis) are the type of the media (e.g. quality vs tabloid press), the ownership and the political orientation of the media, the sources of information, etc. However, one really important factor is the type of political - media system.

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