Publication: AB ve gazetecilik AB kamusal alanının şekillenmesi: Yunanistan ve Macaristan örnekleri
Abstract
Bu tezin konusu, AB olaylarının Avrupa halklarına aktarılmasında ve Avrupa kamusal alanının inşâsı sürecinde AB muhabirlerinin rolünü incelemektir. Hipotezim, kendine özgü bir siyasal iletişim alanı olarak AB gazeteciliğinin Avrupa’nın demokratik açığının kapatılmasında ve Avrupa kamusal alanının inşâsında etkin rol oynayamadığıdır. Bir başka deyişle, AB’ye tam üye ülkelerin vatandaşlarının ortak ve demokratik katılımı ile şekillenen bir “Avrupalı” siyasal iletişim alanının kurulmasında ve Avrupa’nın demokratik açığının kapanmasında gazetecilik pratiğinin yetersiz kaldığıdır. Avrupa kamusal alanının inşâsı sürecinde gazetecilerin oynadığı rolü anlayabilmek için, özellikle Brüksel’de görev yapan AB muhabirlerinin iş rutinleri incelenmiş ve AB siyasal iletişim alanının etkin aktörleri olan bu gazetecilerin ulusal/ ulusötesi meslek algıları sorgulanmıştır. Buradan hareketle, alan çalışmamda odak noktası olarak birisi orta dönemde (Yunanistan, 1981) diğeri ise yakın dönemde (Macaristan, 2004) AB’ye tam üye olan iki Avrupa ülkesinin gazetecileri seçilmiştir. Brüksel’de görev yapan Yunan ve Macar gazeteciler ile yapılan derinlemesine söyleşi ve anket çalışmalarında AB gazetecilik pratiğinde bir üst kimlik olarak Avrupalılığın izleri aranmıştır.
The main aim of this thesis is to explore the role of the EU journalists in the process of informing European citizens about the EU events, and their role perceptions in creating European public sphere. My hypothesis is that as a unique political communication space, EU reporting is not playing a big role in creation of the European public sphere, and journalistic practices in Brussels is not helping to bridge the democratic deficit of the EU by informing and educating the public. To explore the role of the journalists in an emerging European public sphere, it is important to understand EU reporters’ daily routines and their professional job perceptions in terms of national and supranational levels. In this study, journalists from two countries, the one which has become a full member of the EU in the middle of the integration process (Greece, 1981) and the other which has newly become a full member of the EU (Hungary, 2004) have been taken as case studies to be examined by in depth interviews and have been surveyed. By asking about reporting and news gathering attitudes and source strategies of the Greek and Hungarian journalists who live and work in Brussels, the differences in the perceived level of understanding of Europeanization has been analyzed.
The main aim of this thesis is to explore the role of the EU journalists in the process of informing European citizens about the EU events, and their role perceptions in creating European public sphere. My hypothesis is that as a unique political communication space, EU reporting is not playing a big role in creation of the European public sphere, and journalistic practices in Brussels is not helping to bridge the democratic deficit of the EU by informing and educating the public. To explore the role of the journalists in an emerging European public sphere, it is important to understand EU reporters’ daily routines and their professional job perceptions in terms of national and supranational levels. In this study, journalists from two countries, the one which has become a full member of the EU in the middle of the integration process (Greece, 1981) and the other which has newly become a full member of the EU (Hungary, 2004) have been taken as case studies to be examined by in depth interviews and have been surveyed. By asking about reporting and news gathering attitudes and source strategies of the Greek and Hungarian journalists who live and work in Brussels, the differences in the perceived level of understanding of Europeanization has been analyzed.