Brottsframställning i svenska och franska tidningar - En diskursanalys av språkbruket
(2025) STVK04 20251Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This thesis examines how crime is represented in Swedish and French daily newspapers through a discourse analysis of news articles. Using critical discourse analysis (CDA), the study analyzes linguistic strategies such as word choice, metaphors, and syntactic structures to identify similarities and differences in how criminals, victims, and crime-related events are portrayed. The research draws on news articles from selected Swedish and French newspapers, offering a comparative perspective on how language shapes public understandings of crime and justice.
The findings show that Swedish and French newspapers adopt distinct narrative approaches. Swedish newspapers emphasize individual responsibility, framing crime through a moral and... (More) - This thesis examines how crime is represented in Swedish and French daily newspapers through a discourse analysis of news articles. Using critical discourse analysis (CDA), the study analyzes linguistic strategies such as word choice, metaphors, and syntactic structures to identify similarities and differences in how criminals, victims, and crime-related events are portrayed. The research draws on news articles from selected Swedish and French newspapers, offering a comparative perspective on how language shapes public understandings of crime and justice.
The findings show that Swedish and French newspapers adopt distinct narrative approaches. Swedish newspapers emphasize individual responsibility, framing crime through a moral and legal discourse that highlights the perpetrator’s accountability. In contrast, French newspapers often critique institutional failures, portraying crime as a consequence of systemic shortcomings. These differences reflect broader cultural and journalistic norms in each country.
By comparing these media narratives, the study demonstrates how national contexts influence public perceptions of crime, justice, and social order. It also highlights the power dynamics in crime reporting, revealing how language can make certain social groups visible or invisible. This thesis contributes to media discourse analysis by providing insights into how linguistic strategies in crime coverage shape public understandings of criminality across cultural contexts. (Less)
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- author
- Broomé, Fredrika LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK04 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Keywords: crime reporting, discourse analysis, language use, media, Sweden, France
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9186299
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- 2025-05-23 15:15:03
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abstract = {{This thesis examines how crime is represented in Swedish and French daily newspapers through a discourse analysis of news articles. Using critical discourse analysis (CDA), the study analyzes linguistic strategies such as word choice, metaphors, and syntactic structures to identify similarities and differences in how criminals, victims, and crime-related events are portrayed. The research draws on news articles from selected Swedish and French newspapers, offering a comparative perspective on how language shapes public understandings of crime and justice.
The findings show that Swedish and French newspapers adopt distinct narrative approaches. Swedish newspapers emphasize individual responsibility, framing crime through a moral and legal discourse that highlights the perpetrator’s accountability. In contrast, French newspapers often critique institutional failures, portraying crime as a consequence of systemic shortcomings. These differences reflect broader cultural and journalistic norms in each country.
By comparing these media narratives, the study demonstrates how national contexts influence public perceptions of crime, justice, and social order. It also highlights the power dynamics in crime reporting, revealing how language can make certain social groups visible or invisible. This thesis contributes to media discourse analysis by providing insights into how linguistic strategies in crime coverage shape public understandings of criminality across cultural contexts.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Brottsframställning i svenska och franska tidningar - En diskursanalys av språkbruket}},
year = {{2025}},
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