TY  - GEN
TI  - Satirizing international crises. The depiction of the Ukraine, Greek debt, and migration crises in political satire
AU  - Nitsch, Cordula
AU  - Lichtenstein, Dennis
PY  - 2019
PB  - Seismo Verlag
LA  - eng
KW  - political satire
KW  - international crises
KW  - Ukraine crisis
KW  - Greek debt crisis
KW  - migration crisis
KW  - crisis coverage
KW  - content analysis
KW  - media functions
AB  - In international crises, the media's information and orientation function is particularly important in the public sphere. While the news media's crisis coverage has been well researched and often criticized, very little is known about the depiction of crises in political satire. This study examines how German satirical shows (n = 154 episodes, 2014–2016) covered the Ukraine, Greek debt, and migration crises and whether or not these depictions corresponded to news media logic. In its attention to the crises, satire follows news media's conflict orientation. Parallels with news media logic also relate to the information function because the predominant frame elements in satirical shows mirror governmental positions. This is different regarding the orientation function. In their evaluation of the frame elements, satirical shows' criticism of governmental positions and their support for minority positions create a counter-narrative for the crises. Thus, satirical shows provide added value for public discourse.
UR  - https://www.hope.uzh.ch/scoms/article/view/j.scoms.2019.01.007
UR  - https://www.pollux-fid.de/r/base-ftunivzuerichojs:oai:www.hope.uzh.ch:article/2156
H1  - Pollux (Fachinformationsdienst Politikwissenschaft)
ER  -