THE MEDIA AS A SECURITIZING AGENT? THE FRAMING OF CORRUPTION IN ROMANIA
THE MEDIA AS A SECURITIZING AGENT? THE FRAMING OF CORRUPTION IN ROMANIA
Author(s): Valentin Stoian-IordacheSubject(s): Media studies
Published by: Editura Academiei Forțelor Aeriene „Henri Coandă”
Keywords: corruption; securitization; framing; Romania;
Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the extent to which Romanian media outlets employ the securitization framework to represent discourses on corruption. Securitization theory was initially devised by theorists of the Copenhagen school and it quickly spread among academic security studies researchers. Media scholars aimed to compare securitization with framing theories, arguing that while ontologically different, framing something as an issue of security has the effect of reinforcing feelings of fear and aggression towards that object. The article analyzes around 2000 media articles from the Romanian press and concludes that corruption is treated as a security problem only in official discourse, while the media prefers a moral framing of the phenomenon.
Journal: Redefining Community in Intercultural Context
- Issue Year: 7/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 163-169
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
