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Category Archives: Maria Kyriakidou
Jun 25 2016
The UK is Reaping What the British Media Have Been Sowing for a Long Time
9 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou The result of the EU referendum and the now imminent Brexit have been met with shock and disbelief both globally and in the UK. Despite indications by the polls there was still hope that reason would prevail … Continue reading
Posted by: June 25, 2016
Tagged with: Brexit, EU, Euroscepticism, xenophobia
May 28 2015
Greek Media in Disarray
Comments Off on Greek Media in DisarrayBy Maria Kyriakidou There is perhaps no other field that better illustrates how deeply ingrained clientelism is in Greek political culture than the media sector. Politicians, media and business have long been operating as a ‘triangle of power’, where private … Continue reading
Posted by: May 28, 2015
Tagged with: Accountability, Corruption, ERT, Greek media, Journalism, media, Media ownership, Media Systems, SYRIZA
Feb 6 2015
Varoufakis on the international media catwalk: on the politics of style
3 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou About ten days have passed since the new Greek government came into power and also the spotlight of the international media over its negotiations with European partners concerning the country’s debt. Negotiations aside, however, there is a … Continue reading
Posted by: February 6, 2015
Tagged with: Greek economy, populism, SYRIZA
Jan 26 2015
Syriza’s win and the Greek elections: many shades of grey
7 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou Reading the press headlines all over Europe today, one gets the impression of a schizophrenic Europe, with images of glory and gloom about what Syriza’s win means for the future of the Eurozone being painted by different … Continue reading
Posted by: January 26, 2015
Tagged with: austerity, elections, Golden Dawn, SYRIZA
Aug 19 2014
In Greece, They Shoot Immigrants, Don’t They?
1 CommentBy Maria Kyriakidou It was April of 2013, when Greece and the international press were shocked by the news that about thirty migrant workers were shot by the supervisors of the strawberry fields where they had been working in Manolada, … Continue reading
Posted by: August 19, 2014
Tagged with: Golden Dawn, Greece, human rights, immigration, Manolada, migrants, strawberries, Zeus Xenios
Feb 24 2014
Eurovision in (Euro-) crisis?
Comments Off on Eurovision in (Euro-) crisis?By Maria Kyriakidou Away from the political and economic battlefield of the Euro crisis, there is another crisis evolving with regard to one of Europe’s institution, namely the Eurovision Song Contest. Although easily dismissed by sceptics as a meaningless and … Continue reading
Posted by: February 24, 2014
Tagged with: Euro crisis, Eurovision Song Contest, Participation, Voting
Jan 24 2014
The Indignados in the Spanish and Greek press: constructing narratives of civic resistance
9 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou and Jose Javier Olivas Although it is more than two years now that the Indignados took over the streets and central squares in Spain and Greece, the movement remains the most emblematic expression of civic resistance to … Continue reading
Posted by: January 24, 2014
Tagged with: Aganaktismenoi, Civic Culture, Greek media, Indignados, media, protests
Aug 20 2013
Emerging Themes from the First Six Months of Euro Crisis in the Press
Comments Off on Emerging Themes from the First Six Months of Euro Crisis in the PressBy the Editorial Team The Euro Crisis in the Press blog began as part of a wider LSE-based research project on media representations of the Euro crisis across European states. The aim of the blog has been to provide a … Continue reading
Posted by: August 20, 2013
Tagged with: austerity, Blame, blog highlights, Crisis, Cyprus, European identity, European Public Sphere, European Union, Eurozone crisis, Freedom of the press, Journalism, media, Media Systems, Public Sphere
Jun 15 2013
The struggle over the Greek national broadcaster: a debate of extremes
8 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou Greece is once more in turmoil. The sudden and shocking shutdown of the state television and radio network, ERT, by the government last Tuesday was met with angry demonstrations not only by the virtually 2,600 employees of … Continue reading
Posted by: June 15, 2013
Tagged with: Antonis Samaras, Corruption, ERT, Freedom of the press, Golden Dawn, Greek economy, Media Systems, Press, Public Sphere
Apr 25 2013
Who’s reporting the crisis? The state of the media in Greece
4 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou Greece has been ranked 84th among 179 countries for freedom of the press, according to the 2013 World Press Freedom Index published in January 2013 by the international NGO “Reporters Without Borders”, with a staggering fall of … Continue reading
Posted by: April 25, 2013
Tagged with: Corruption, Freedom of the press, Journalism, Media Systems, Press, Public Sphere