Cultural journalism played an important role in the Swedish reporting of the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015, according to a new study published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg. By focusing on the context of the events with a more interpretative approach, it contributed to highlighting aspects such as democratic values and emotional solidarity. But the border between regular news and cultural journalism could soon be erased. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the evening of November 13, 2015, six coordinated terrorist attacks took place in various locations across Paris, several of them in places where some sort of cultural activity was practised. The occurrence of terrorist attacks against cultural goals such as newspapers, music or theatre performances has meant that cultural journalists also started reporting on the attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a new study published in the scientific journal Nordicom Review<\/em>, Kristina Riegert and Andreas Widholm, researchers at Stockholm University, have examined the difference between regular news and cultural journalism in the reporting of the terrorist attack in Paris in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFocus on emotions and democratic values <\/h2>