Rhetorics of Hope and Outrage: Emotion and Cynicism in the Coverage the Schengen Accession

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Autor(a) principal: Meza, Radu M.
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i4.7137
Resumo: Discourses on European integration and Euroscepticism have benefitted from increased interest after Brexit. Researchers point out that there is a great variance from one national context to another and that there is a gap in the literature concerning non-elite discourses and perspectives from Central and Eastern European countries such as Romania. The Eurobarometer findings of early 2023 indicate a shift in Romanian public opinion towards Euroscepticism. To better understand the potential causes for these shifts, we approach the politicisation of the issue in Romania through an analysis of online news headlines and related social media news sharing metadata. In the aftermath of the decision not to accept Romania and Bulgaria, this research investigates shifts in the media framing of the Schengen issue and EU over two months (from October 15 to December 15, 2022) in the 14 most accessed Romanian online news sites (with more than 10 million visits per month). Quantitative analysis of news headlines (N = 3,362) shows that the coverage focuses on Romanian politicians in power and emphasises conflict. Furthermore, the analysis of the interactions produced by news sharing of the analysed sample shows the impact of the political rhetoric encouraging the boycotting of Austrian companies in retaliation for the denial of Schengen Area accession: scapegoating and disenchantment with politics and politicians. The two-step approach used and results that use Facebook interactions as indicators of public resonance of politicisation and strategic framing may be replicated in future research.
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spelling Rhetorics of Hope and Outrage: Emotion and Cynicism in the Coverage the Schengen Accessiondiscursive patterns; emotionality; Euroscepticism; Facebook; linguistic indicators; news sharing; Romania; Schengen AreaDiscourses on European integration and Euroscepticism have benefitted from increased interest after Brexit. Researchers point out that there is a great variance from one national context to another and that there is a gap in the literature concerning non-elite discourses and perspectives from Central and Eastern European countries such as Romania. The Eurobarometer findings of early 2023 indicate a shift in Romanian public opinion towards Euroscepticism. To better understand the potential causes for these shifts, we approach the politicisation of the issue in Romania through an analysis of online news headlines and related social media news sharing metadata. In the aftermath of the decision not to accept Romania and Bulgaria, this research investigates shifts in the media framing of the Schengen issue and EU over two months (from October 15 to December 15, 2022) in the 14 most accessed Romanian online news sites (with more than 10 million visits per month). Quantitative analysis of news headlines (N = 3,362) shows that the coverage focuses on Romanian politicians in power and emphasises conflict. Furthermore, the analysis of the interactions produced by news sharing of the analysed sample shows the impact of the political rhetoric encouraging the boycotting of Austrian companies in retaliation for the denial of Schengen Area accession: scapegoating and disenchantment with politics and politicians. The two-step approach used and results that use Facebook interactions as indicators of public resonance of politicisation and strategic framing may be replicated in future research.Cogitatio Press2023-10-19info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i4.7137https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i4.7137Media and Communication; Vol 11, No 4 (2023): Mediatized Discourses on European Integration: Information, Disinformation, and Polarization; 47-612183-243910.17645/mac.i367reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/7137https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/7137/3406https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/downloadSuppFile/7137/3308Copyright (c) 2023 Radu M. Mezainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMeza, Radu M.2024-02-08T19:56:56Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/7137Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:36:16.113343Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Rhetorics of Hope and Outrage: Emotion and Cynicism in the Coverage the Schengen Accession
spellingShingle Rhetorics of Hope and Outrage: Emotion and Cynicism in the Coverage the Schengen Accession
Meza, Radu M.
discursive patterns; emotionality; Euroscepticism; Facebook; linguistic indicators; news sharing; Romania; Schengen Area
title_short Rhetorics of Hope and Outrage: Emotion and Cynicism in the Coverage the Schengen Accession
title_full Rhetorics of Hope and Outrage: Emotion and Cynicism in the Coverage the Schengen Accession
title_fullStr Rhetorics of Hope and Outrage: Emotion and Cynicism in the Coverage the Schengen Accession
title_full_unstemmed Rhetorics of Hope and Outrage: Emotion and Cynicism in the Coverage the Schengen Accession
title_sort Rhetorics of Hope and Outrage: Emotion and Cynicism in the Coverage the Schengen Accession
author Meza, Radu M.
author_facet Meza, Radu M.
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv discursive patterns; emotionality; Euroscepticism; Facebook; linguistic indicators; news sharing; Romania; Schengen Area
topic discursive patterns; emotionality; Euroscepticism; Facebook; linguistic indicators; news sharing; Romania; Schengen Area
description Discourses on European integration and Euroscepticism have benefitted from increased interest after Brexit. Researchers point out that there is a great variance from one national context to another and that there is a gap in the literature concerning non-elite discourses and perspectives from Central and Eastern European countries such as Romania. The Eurobarometer findings of early 2023 indicate a shift in Romanian public opinion towards Euroscepticism. To better understand the potential causes for these shifts, we approach the politicisation of the issue in Romania through an analysis of online news headlines and related social media news sharing metadata. In the aftermath of the decision not to accept Romania and Bulgaria, this research investigates shifts in the media framing of the Schengen issue and EU over two months (from October 15 to December 15, 2022) in the 14 most accessed Romanian online news sites (with more than 10 million visits per month). Quantitative analysis of news headlines (N = 3,362) shows that the coverage focuses on Romanian politicians in power and emphasises conflict. Furthermore, the analysis of the interactions produced by news sharing of the analysed sample shows the impact of the political rhetoric encouraging the boycotting of Austrian companies in retaliation for the denial of Schengen Area accession: scapegoating and disenchantment with politics and politicians. The two-step approach used and results that use Facebook interactions as indicators of public resonance of politicisation and strategic framing may be replicated in future research.
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