Politics of Space in News Media: Mapping Religion in Four Finnish Newspapers (2007–2011)
In this article, we examine religion in the news media by applying a spatial approach. Our content analysis of journalistic reporting on religion is based on a study of four Finnish newspapers over a five-year period. The data shows that the space of religion in the Finnish newspapers comprises comp...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Journal of religion in Europe
Year: 2017, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 414-436 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Finland
/ Newspapers
/ Religion
/ Space
/ Religious policy
/ History 2007-2011
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia |
| Further subjects: | B
Space
newspapers
foreign news
islam
Christianity
conflict
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| Summary: | In this article, we examine religion in the news media by applying a spatial approach. Our content analysis of journalistic reporting on religion is based on a study of four Finnish newspapers over a five-year period. The data shows that the space of religion in the Finnish newspapers comprises complex dynamics connected with place, embedded in journalistic conventions and practices. Journalistic practices and the segmentation into newspaper sections result in a strict separation among local, national, and global themes related to religion, consequently erecting boundaries between inclusion and exclusion, proximity and distance, and centre and periphery associated with the religion in question. We conclude with a reflection on the politics of space and its significance in positioning religion not only in the studied newspapers but also in Finnish society and in Europe at large. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-01004007 |