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Approaches of the transnational press to reporting Europe

University of Leeds, UK, j.a.firmstone{at}leeds.ac.uk

The concept of a European public sphere, and the emergence of a transnational media within this space, has been the subject of debate in recent years, yet little attention has been given to investigating the functioning of the media that currently occupy this space. This article provides an empirically based insight into the organizational context within which transnational newspapers produce coverage of the European Union (EU). Material collected in interviews with journalists from four transnational newspapers (Wall Street Journal Europe, International Herald Tribune, Financial Times Europe and European Voice) is presented, and the way in which a range of internal and external factors shape transnational coverage of the EU is discussed. The findings suggest that as a consequence of the diverse range of approaches adopted by transnational newspapers, the EU remains unreported as a polity in its own right, and is predominantly covered from an external point of view.

Key Words: democratic deficit • EU correspondents • journalism and the EU transnational media • public sphere

Journalism, Vol. 9, No. 4, 423-442 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1464884908091293


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