%0 Journal Article %T Couvrir l¡¯Union europ¨¦enne ¨C un travail de repr¨¦sentation ¨¤ travers des pratiques journalistiques convergentes et divergentes Mirela Laz r Universit¨¦ de Bucarest, Facult¨¦ de Journalisme et des Sciences de la Communication, miralazar05@yahoo.com Abstract. This %A Mirela Laz£¿r %J EIRP Proceedings %D 2009 %I Danubius University %X This study takes its starting point from an empirical research conducted within the project AdequateInformation Management in Europe (AIM)1. It is based on a sample of qualitative semi-structured in-depthinterviews with eight editors and journalists working for Romanian newspapers and television stations,responsible of the ¡°EU beat¡± in their newsrooms, and with nine Romanian correspondents in Brussels. Theanalysis of the interviews, built on the constructionist paradigm, outlines journalists¡¯ experience with thecoverage of the European Union issues, their professional self-understanding and their interactions with the EUinstitutions and fellow journalists within an environment of set standards and routines. %K European Journalism %K Professional Socialization %K Framing %K National Audiences %U http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/530/488