Papers by Ellinor Lennermo
The aim of this thesis is to exam crisis journalism for children in Sweden. It focuses on the Swe... more The aim of this thesis is to exam crisis journalism for children in Sweden. It focuses on the Swedish public service television news program Lilla Aktuellt, which is an established news medium aimed towards children. With the perspective that children have the same right to information as adults, this thesis examines how Lilla Aktuellt creates access to the news children are expected to have in a democratic society. Furthermore the aim is to study if Lilla Aktuellt makes understandable and democratic crisis news and if Lilla Aktuellt’s crisis news has any common characteristics. The method used is qualitative content analysis and the material is four crises with three different broadcasts from each one. The theoretical framework is based on framing, crisis communication and the social responsibility theory of the press. The results were that Lilla Aktuellt has a well adapted language and is in general understandable for children. However, it does not fulfil the democratic expectatio...
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Papers by Ellinor Lennermo