The European paradox: A communication deficit as long as European integration steals the headlines

Noije, Lonneke van

doi:10.1177/0267323110373460

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“…And while it is not possible to change the news at one’s will, this study could help inform how the EU communicates its activities to journalists. This is particularly relevant, given the EU’s notorious ‘communication deficit’ and the fact that the EU typically only becomes visible in the media during crises (Van Noije, 2010). However, the results also show that there are some distrustful citizens whose opinions can hardly be swayed by media content.…”

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Trust in the European Union: Effects of the information environment

Brosius

Elsas

Vreese

2018

European Journal of Communication

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Over the past decade, the European Union has lost the trust of many citizens. This article investigates whether and how media information, in particular visibility and tonality, impact trust in the European Union among citizens. Combining content analysis and Eurobarometer survey data from 10 countries between 2004 and 2015, we study both direct and moderating media effects. Media tone and visibility have limited direct effects on trust in the European Union, but they moderate the relation between trust in national institutions and trust in the European Union. This relation is amplified when the European Union is more visible in the media and when media tone is more positive towards the European Union, whereas it is dampened when media tone is more negative. The findings highlight the role of news media in the crisis of trust in the European Union.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Trust in the European Union: Effects of the information environment

Brosius

Elsas

Vreese

2018

European Journal of Communication

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“…In a similar vein, De Vreese et al (2007) find that the 1999 EP elections were more visible in countries with high levels of elite polarization on EU issues. Moreover, the findings from longitudinal studies also indicate that journalists pay more attention to EU affairs when an Intergovernmental Conference or Council meeting takes place or when a new European Commission is installed (Peter and De Vreese, 2004;Boomgaarden et al, 2010Boomgaarden et al, , 2013Van Noije, 2010).…”

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Understanding media attention paid to negotiations on EU legislative acts: a cross-national study of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

Ruiter

Vliegenthart

2017

Comp Eur Polit

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Studies of the news coverage of European Union (EU) affairs have not yet paid much attention to coverage of the negotiations leading to EU legislative acts. This article investigates the factors that influence the attention national newspapers devote to these acts. We hypothesize that the decisions made by journalists and editors to pay attention to EU-level negotiations on legislative acts through newspaper articles is dependent on how the EU-level negotiations proceed and the characteristics of the legislative proposal. The hypotheses are tested with a new dataset on newspaper coverage in the Netherlands and the UK with regard to 295 directives. The results indicate that media coverage increases when journalists need to invest only a minimal amount of resources to understand the substance of new legislation or the negotiation process leading to the adoption of EU legislation. These findings are discussed in light of the debate on the European public sphere.

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“…Competition on EU issues is primarily used by parties who have never been part of government coalitions (Van de Wardt et al, 2014). In combination with the tendency of media to concentrate on negative news, this results in the paradox that more media attention for Europe may be detrimental for trust in Europe (Van Noije, 2010;Van Spanje & De Vreese, 2014;Vliegenthart, Schuck, Boomgaarden, & De Vreese, 2008).…”

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The Impact of the Explosion of EU News on Voter Choice in the 2014 EU Elections

Kleinnijenhuis

Atteveldt

2016

PaG

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The European elections in 2014 were the first to be held after a long period in which EU-related news was prominent in the media. They were held after years of daily news about the euro crisis and after months of news about the popular uprising in the Ukraine against president Yanukovych, who had refused to sign the association agreement with the EU. This could have invited political parties to overcome the usual problem of low salience of EU issues by strongly profiling themselves on EU issues. Turnout at the 2014 EU elections, however, remained low, hinting that parties were unable to convert the attention for European issues into enthusiasm for their party at the European elections. This paper asks how vote choice was influenced by party campaigning on EU related issues. A news effects analysis based on a content analysis of Dutch newspapers and television, and on a panel survey among Dutch voters revealed that EU issues functioned as wedge issues: the more strongly parties were associated in the news with the euro crisis and the Ukraine, the less they succeeded in mobilizing voters.

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The European paradox: A communication deficit as long as European integration steals the headlines

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

Trust in the European Union: Effects of the information environment

Trust in the European Union: Effects of the information environment

Understanding media attention paid to negotiations on EU legislative acts: a cross-national study of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

The Impact of the Explosion of EU News on Voter Choice in the 2014 EU Elections

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