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Electromobility in the News Media: A Qualitative Analysis of News Magazines in Germany and the U.S.

Jahn, Daniel
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1532054865128719

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2018, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
The Thesis “Electromobility in the News Media: A Qualitative Analysis of News Magazines in Germany and the U.S.” is a first descriptive international attempt to assess German and U.S.-American news coverage about electromobility. It approaches the topic from the Diffusion of Innovations concept and links it to the Framing theory. The study identified media frames in in the discourse on electric vehicles, as well as related connotations and country-specific perspectives. By applying a content-analysis, ten German and ten U.S.-American articles of news magazines were analyzed qualitatively. The inductively developed frames room for improvement, positive outlook, problems and challenges, competitive frame, political frame, economic frame and environmental frame are considered to display the current discourse about electric vehicles. Findings indicate that economics are more frequently stressed than the environment; problems are more often addressed than chances and the U.S. overall reports more positively than Germany. Both countries depict China as a threat to their domestic automotive industry.
Alexander Godulla , Prof. (Committee Chair)
Jatin Srivastava, Dr. (Committee Member)
Johannes Gerstner, Dr. (Committee Member)
100 p.
Communication; Journalism; Mass Communications; Mass Media
Electromobility; Electric Vehicles; News Magazines; Print Journalism; Germany; USA; Diffusion of Innovations; Framing

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  • Jahn, D. (2018). Electromobility in the News Media: A Qualitative Analysis of News Magazines in Germany and the U.S. [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1532054865128719

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jahn, Daniel. Electromobility in the News Media: A Qualitative Analysis of News Magazines in Germany and the U.S. . 2018. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1532054865128719.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jahn, Daniel. "Electromobility in the News Media: A Qualitative Analysis of News Magazines in Germany and the U.S. ." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1532054865128719

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