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Framing the “Clash of
civilization” in Europe: Interaction between political and
media frames
Teresa La Porte* and Mª Luisa Azpiroz
School of
Communication, University of Navarra, 31080-Pamplona, Spain.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
mtalfaro@unav.es
Tel: +34
948 42 56 00, Ext: 2847. Fax: +34 948 42 56 64.
Accepted
16 June, 2009 |
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The present study reviews the foci, symbols and
interpretations that the European media use to formulate and
spread the political message about the “clash of
civilizations”. This means observing how this cultural clash
is articulated in political discourse and how this is then
reflected in the leading European media.
To carry out this study, we compared the frames found in
several significant political discourses (Bush, Ahmadinejad,
Sarkozy, Gül) and those encountered in the coverage of these
same discourses in the following European newspapers: The
Guardian, Le Monde, Frankfürter Allemaigne.
Through this specific case, the research also explores what
is the process of the frame elaboration and which conditions
make political discourse more effective and attractive for
the media to assimilate them.
Key words:
Framing, clash of civilizations debate, conflict coverage,
political discourse, media discourse, political
communication, international communication. |
