| Summary: | The aim of this study sought to explore bias during the period of the Swedish government formation of 2018–2019. By using a method of quantitative content analysis the thesis examines the frequency of favorable and unfavorable news published by Swedish public service as well as measuring how the general newscycle were percieved in terms of the theoretical framework known as ”framing”. In order to assess eventual prevalance of bias, the news published during the government formation were examined in relation to two oppositional parties; The green party and the Sweden Democrats. The study concluded with no evidence of systemic bias during the timeframe, in contrast the news consisted of a rather well balanced favorability and disfavorability towards both parties with the majority of news published being of neutral statue. However a clear majority of the published articles were deemed to be framed in terms of being a ”zero-sumgame” with ”winners” and ”losers” during the examined time-period.
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