Coping with Europe: How Greek journalists deal with disconnections between the EU and national levels

In this article, we explore Greek journalists’ perceptions of European Union (EU) journalism, the ways in which they talk about EU affairs, European integration and the EU establishment. There is a lack of research on how journalists from member states of the EU periphery deal with EU affairs. Greece being one of those member states is in our opinion an interesting case study, given circumstances like the financial or refugee crisis. We look at the challenges Greek journalists face in dealing with EU affairs, those they share with journalists from other countries, and those that are unique to the Greek case. We also look at certain coping strategies Greek journalists engage with in dealing with those challenges. Via our discussion we wish to offer a deeper insight into EU periphery journalists’ approaches to dealing with EU affairs and make recommendations for further research towards this direction.