Vihalemm, Peeter, juhendajaVihalemm, Peeter, juhendajaLõugas, Hans2010-10-212010-10-212006http://hdl.handle.net/10062/15563Hans Lõugas’ bachelor’s thesis Reflection of Estonia in Foreign Media in 2004 and 2005 Based on Eesti Päevaleht’s and Postimees’ Sections “Teised meist” (Others about us) aims to throw light on two questions: (1) how Estonia was reflected in foreign media during these two important years, and (2) how this reflection is presented to readers of two Estonian national dailies. It can be concluded, that Estonia’s reflection in foreign media is diverse. News are presented on the one hand from close countries like Finland (but not other neighbouring Baltic countries), on the other hand from big and globally influential ones like Germany, Great Britain and USA. This is still limited by two factors: firstly, what languages are spoken in the newsrooms of the papers that present the foreign media, secondly, which articles are more easily attainable for the editors. The texts published during the two years indicate integration to Europe, in the political as well as the cultural sphere because Estonia is attractive in the region as a new member of the European Union. Discourse reflects different modalities in foreign news, because Estonia’s groundbreaking achievements in tax policy and information technology are presented side by side with deep social problems and conflicts in international relations. At first some theoretical and empirical background about the topic is given. Peeter Vihalemm has rooted the conceptions of social space and the index of social proximity that help to characterize Estonia’s social relations with other countries. This is important as this paper’s emphasis is on the years 2004 and 2005 when Estonia joined the European Union. Furthermore, Jan Ekecrantz’ work about Swedish media is presented. Ekecrantz has analyzed the representation of the Other in Swedish newspapers and shows some common conceptions of Estonia as the Other. The work conducted by the author involves three research methods. To begin with, quantitative content analysis gave a general overview of the section “Teised meist”. This method allowed for the analysis of 800 texts published in 2004 and 2005. Secondly, qualitative analysis gave an insight into the meanings represented in the texts. Finally, an interview with Eesti Päevaleht’s editor Kaarel Tarand threw light on the newsroom work process and how the texts to be translated were selected from foreign media.application/pdfH Social Sciences (General)bakalaureusetöödEestirepresentatsioonajakirjandusvälisajakirjandusThesis