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oa Wilders en de media
Meta-analyse van 41 artikelen, theses, rapporten, boeken en hoofdstukken
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap, Volume 41, Issue 1, Mar 2013,
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Abstract
Wilders and the role of the media
Between 2006 and 2011 more than forty empirical studies were published about the Dutch populist Geert Wilders and the role of the media. This article examines which methods and theories are dominant in these studies, and which media and which aspects of the relationship between Wilders and the media coverage are the topics of these researches. We also ask what kind of conclusions can be drawn from this large amount of research. At first glance, journalism studies academics use a variety of methods and theories but further analysis shows skewedness within this variety with content analysis of print media forming the bulk of the research. There is also a preference for framing research. The media attention for Wilders shows a wave-pattern, with a strong focus on deliberately created incidents. Media, however, seem to be unable to ignore these events.