Projektnummer

0071802

Zusammenfassung

Processes of extreme polarization endanger democracies, including in Europe. News media and journalists can contribute to polarization, for example by overrepresenting extreme viewpoints or spreading the narrative of a divided society. The project team is investigating ways in which journalism can promote and moderate democratic debates without polarizing. The team of communication and political scientists and journalists is comparing the content of news media in four countries that represent different media systems and cultural contexts in Europe: Sweden, Germany, Poland and Spain. I...