The aim of this bachelor thesis was to examine how the Swedish- and American daily press portrayed the young activist Greta Thunberg in their news coverage between the period of August 2019 and October 2019. Our research questions purposely intend to define how Greta Thunberg gets depicted, and to which extent the daily press insinuate her to be the face the climate movement through personation. By defining these aspects, we can therefor highlight and compare any similarities and differences presented. In order to fulfill the purpose of the study, we used a framing analysis to a selection of 66 news articles in total. These were divided by two different newspapers from each country; 21 articles from Dagens Nyheter, 24 articles from Svenska Dagbladet, 11 articles from The New York Times and 10 articles from The Washington Post. Each article was coded and categorized using a coding scheme until no more patterns or themes could be detected. Our study shows that both the Swedish- and the American daily press portrayed Greta Thunberg as a leading figure and the face of the new global climate movement. Both countries also portrayed those in power as the main cause of the problem and Thunberg and her advocacy as the resolution.

Denna studie utforskar hur svenska läromedel i samhällskunskap för gymnasiet skildrar miljöproblem utifrån ett demokratiskt perspektiv. Mot bakgrund av Läroplan för gymnasiet 2011:s skrivelser och tidigare forskning om demokrati och miljömedvetenhet i läromedel genomförs en kvalitativ textanalys av fem läroböcker. Det som framing-analysen kommer fram till är att miljöproblemen framställs både som ett hot mot mänskligheten och som orsakade av mänskligheten. Dock behandlas miljöproblemen inte i första hand som frågor vilka behöver hanteras genom demokratiska processer. I stället framställs medborgare huvudsakligen vara kapabla att agera som konsumenter, inte som demokratiska subjekt.

This paper concerns a local political debate about the financing of culture in the mid-sized city Norrköping in Sweden. The purpose of this study is to find what type of content the local newspaper and a Facebook group produce, how the debate is portrayed and how the different media types can contribute to democracy. The material contains 15 articles from the newspaper and 25 posts from the Facebook group. A qualitative content analysis has been applied as the method. Furthermore a framing analysis has been used to find answers about how the debate is portrayed in the media. Results show, among other things, that the newspaper first and foremost portrays the debate as a conflict and that the Facebook group is much more focused on human interest. Furthermore the study shows that both mediatypes should be able to generate democratic functions for the local population. The newspaper more so for its correct informational content and Facebook for its ability to bring people together and create civil political engagement.

Syfte:Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att jämföra Aftonbladets nyhetsrapportering om IS i Sverige med den kunskap och de erfarenheter informanten besitter. Studien har även inkluderat ett genusperspektiv, detta för att reda ut hur vida kvinnor och män gestaltas olika i Aftonbladet. Metod:Det empiriska materialet i studien består av insamlad kvalitativ data genom en semikonstruerad intervju samt artiklar från Aftonbladet. Med framing som metod har ett ramverk skapats detta för att identifiera vad som står i de utvalda artiklarna samt för hur jag valt att gå tillväga i analysen av artiklarna. Slutsats:Resultatet av studien visar att Aftonbladet gestaltar IS och IS-krigare från Sverige negativt samt att informantens erfarenheter och kunskaper inom ämnet skiljer sig markant från hur tidningen beskriver det. Studien har också kommit fram till att kvinnor och män porträtteras olika i Aftonbladet när det handlar om IS i Sverige. / Purpose:The purpose of this study is to compare the news report from the swedish newspaper Aftonbladet about IS and IS-warriors with the knowledge and the experiences that the informant has. The study does also include a gender perspective, this to investigate how women and men frames differently. Method:The emperical material in this study comprises in gathering qualitative data existing of a semi constructed interview together with articles from Aftonbladet. I used the created framework as a method for analysing the articles. Conclusion:The result of the study show that Aftonbladet portrays IS and IS-warriors from Sweden in a negative way and also that the informants experiences and knowledge within the subject differ significantly from how the newspaper describes it. The study also shows that man and women are portrayed differently in Aftonbladet when the subject is IS in Sweden.