ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3288-2226; Finger, Tobias ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3426-1682; Reinke, Vincent ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6541-0746; Amann, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4201-4075; Niemann, Arne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2602-6201 and Jungblut, Marc ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2677-0738
(2023):
Becoming European Through Football Media? Representations of Europe in German Football News Coverage.
In: International Journal of Sport Communication, Vol. 16, No. 2: pp. 202-214
Abstract
In recent decades, the administrative and competitive structures of men’s elite club football in Europe have undergone a profound transformation toward Europeanization. As a result, football fans are increasingly exposed to European influences. These dynamics shape fans’ perceptions of and orientations toward Europe and contribute to constructions of collective identities. Because football is a highly mediatized sport, fans’ exposure to European influences and their constructions of identity are highly dependent on the representation of Europe in football media. To analyze this, we conducted a quantitative analysis of text-based online news media. Using selected German media outlets, we examined the extent and the patterned variation of media representation of Europe in football news articles. Our results indicate a highly selective media environment focused on a limited set of countries with high sporting relevance and a presence of German national-team players, while other countries rarely enter the media discourse.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Faculties: | Social Sciences > Communication |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology 300 Social sciences > 380 Commerce, communications and transportation |
| ISSN: | 1936-3915 |
| Language: | English |
| Item ID: | 107781 |
| Date Deposited: | 17. Nov 2023, 13:08 |
| Last Modified: | 17. Nov 2023, 13:08 |
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