STRATEGIC FRAMING ON TELEVISION: REPORTING ON THE MIGRANT CRISIS IN SERBIA IN 2015 Cover Image

Strateško uokviravanje na televiziji: Izveštavanje o migrantskoj krizi u Srbiji 2015. godine
STRATEGIC FRAMING ON TELEVISION: REPORTING ON THE MIGRANT CRISIS IN SERBIA IN 2015

Author(s): Iva Bubanja
Subject(s): Media studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords: Media; strategic frameworks; crisis situations; television; Migrant crisis; framing

Summary/Abstract: The media reporting becomes more biased because of connection between the media and politics. The initial focus is on political actors and their interpretations of reality. This paper analyzes the use of strategic framework by national frequency televisions in crisis reporting. In a crisis, the public relies on the media as source of information and political entities are pressuring journalists. The author tries to determine: the presence of strategic frames in media reports, the elements that journalists use to construct strategic frames and the key subjects in crisis reporting. Also tries to indicate the role of pluralism of ideas in the Serbian political process, or to what extent the ideas articulated in public space reflect the true spectrum of social aspirations. The research was conducted on a case study related to media coverage of the migrant crisis. The results show high degree of a single presentation of reality and general routine work of domestic media.

  • Issue Year: 15/2021
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 35-58
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Serbian