Greek Correspondents and EU: Organic Critiques and Proposed Remedies to Address EU’s Communication Deficit

ABSTRACT

Τhe purpose of this paper is to focus on Greek correspondents and (a) present their views and critiques on the way that EU news are presented by Greek media organizations, (b) analyze their opinions on Greek citizens’ level of information regarding EU affairs and (c) record their suggestions and possible remedies to address EU’s communication deficit. In this direction, EU-media relations are adopted as an analytical framework to discuss the communication deficit within the realm of EU democratic shortcomings. Based on the findings we develop recommendations and suggestions that could facilitate and contribute to the legitimacy of the EU and consequently also enhance trust in European institutions.

KEYWORDS:

• EU-media relations
• communication deficit
• democratic deficit
• Greece
• EU correspondents
• EU journalism

Acknowledgements

The authors would, also, like to thank the reviewers for their insightful and constructive comments.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1 See Seminar organized by the Jean Monnet Chair of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aristotle University, “Greece in European News, European News in Greece”, 19 April 2018 (http://jeanmonnetchair.jour.auth.gr/?page_id=1021)

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Funding

This study was conducted within the Jean Monnet Chair on European Integration project (School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Educational, Audiovisual and Cultural Agency, European Commission, European Union.