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Pandemins experter : en undersökning av representationen bland expertröster i lokalrapporteringen av covid-19

Eneström, Erica LU and Van Der Vliet Brogårdh, Maja LU (2022) JOUK10 20212
Journalism
Abstract (Swedish)
This study aims to analyze the gender representation of experts in the local newspaper Sydsvenskan during the covid pandemic. Furthermore, this study seeks to gain insights about the results of the processes that determine who is interviewed as an expert during a crisis situation such as the covid pandemic. A total of 369 articles were examined during the period from 1 May 2021 to 31 October 2021 by using a quantitative method. The theoretical framework for this study consists of gender theories, agenda setting theory, media logic and theories about local journalism. The results show that male experters are more frequently represented in the news articles dealing with the pandemic. However women were more often represented as local... (More)
This study aims to analyze the gender representation of experts in the local newspaper Sydsvenskan during the covid pandemic. Furthermore, this study seeks to gain insights about the results of the processes that determine who is interviewed as an expert during a crisis situation such as the covid pandemic. A total of 369 articles were examined during the period from 1 May 2021 to 31 October 2021 by using a quantitative method. The theoretical framework for this study consists of gender theories, agenda setting theory, media logic and theories about local journalism. The results show that male experters are more frequently represented in the news articles dealing with the pandemic. However women were more often represented as local experts. The result shows that female experts talk about soft news while male experts are interviewed in articles that refer to hard news. Our study also demonstrates a correlation between the gender of the journalist and the gender of the expert. (Less)
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author
Eneström, Erica LU and Van Der Vliet Brogårdh, Maja LU
supervisor
organization
course
JOUK10 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
gender, representation, local journalism, corona, expert, Sydsvenskan
language
Swedish
id
9070719
date added to LUP
2022-01-19 11:05:28
date last changed
2022-01-19 11:05:28
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  abstract     = {{This study aims to analyze the gender representation of experts in the local newspaper Sydsvenskan during the covid pandemic. Furthermore, this study seeks to gain insights about the results of the processes that determine who is interviewed as an expert during a crisis situation such as the covid pandemic. A total of 369 articles were examined during the period from 1 May 2021 to 31 October 2021 by using a quantitative method. The theoretical framework for this study consists of gender theories, agenda setting theory, media logic and theories about local journalism. The results show that male experters are more frequently represented in the news articles dealing with the pandemic. However women were more often represented as local experts. The result shows that female experts talk about soft news while male experts are interviewed in articles that refer to hard news. Our study also demonstrates a correlation between the gender of the journalist and the gender of the expert.}},
  author       = {{Eneström, Erica and Van Der Vliet Brogårdh, Maja}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Pandemins experter : en undersökning av representationen bland expertröster i lokalrapporteringen av covid-19}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}