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Dådet i Örebro: En tematisk analys av svenska tidningars gestaltning av dådet i Örebro
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Political, Historical, Religious and Cultural Studies (from 2013).
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The school shooting in Örebro : A Thematic Analysis of Swedish Newspapers’ Framing of the Örebro School Shooting (English)
Abstract [sv]

Denna undersökning har genomförts för att analysera hur två tidningar, Dagens Nyheter och Expressen, gestaltar dådet på Risbergska skolan i Örebro. Syftet med studien har varit att undersöka hur medierna framställer händelsen och vilka förklaringar som lyfts fram.

Två forskningsfrågor har varit vägledande för studien:

1. Vilka förklaringar bakom masskjutningen på Risbergska skolan i Örebro vintern 2025 lyfts fram i nyhetsrapporteringen?

2.Vem eller vad kommer till uttryck i nyhetsbevakningen som direkt respektive indirekt ansvarig till masskjutningen? 

För att besvara dessa frågor har en kvalitativ textanalys genomförts. De teoretiska utgångspunkterna utgörs av gestaltningsteori samt teorin om nyheternas politiska socialisation, med stöd i Atkin och Gantz forskning.

Resultatet visar att både orsaker och ansvar i stor utsträckning kopplas till gärningsmannen som individ. Fokus ligger på hans personliga problem och svårigheter i relation till samhället. Tidningarna använder sig i hög grad av episodisk gestaltning, där individen står i centrum, medan samhällets strukturer och institutioner får en mer underordnad roll. Genom att rikta uppmärksamheten mot gärningsmannen förminskas i viss mån samhällets potentiella medansvar.

Nyckelord: Skolskjutning, mediegestaltning, nyhetsrapportering, episodisk gestaltning, ansvarsutkrävande.

Abstract [en]

This study aims to analyze how two Swedish newspapers described the causes of and responsibility for the school shooting at Risbergska School in Örebro in the winter of 2025. As a future teacher, my goal is to understand how the media presents such events and what explanations are highlighted.

Two research questions guided the study:

What explanations for the mass shooting at Risbergska School in Örebro during the winter of 2025 are highlighted in the news coverage?Who or what is portrayed as directly or indirectly responsible in the media reporting? 

To answer these questions, a qualitative text analysis was conducted. The study is based on framing theory and the theory of political socialization through news, supported by research from Atkin and Gantz.

The results show that the causes and responsibility are mostly linked to the perpetrator as an individual. The focus is on his personal problems and difficulties in relation to society. The newspapers mainly use episodic framing, where the individual is in focus, while society’s structures and institutions are given less attention. By focusing on the perpetrator, society's potential shared responsibility is somewhat minimized. 

Keywords: School shooting, media representation, framing theory, episodic framing, responsibility.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 44
Keywords [sv]
Skolskjutning, mediegestaltning, nyhetsrapportering, episodisk gestaltning, ansvarsutkrävande.
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-105552OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-105552DiVA, id: diva2:1974117
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Social and Political Studies
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Secondary Education Programme: Upper-Secondary School: Social Science (330 ECTS credits)
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Available from: 2025-08-19 Created: 2025-06-21 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved

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