Matchen i matchen: polisen mot supportrarna : En kvalitativ studie av kvällspressens rapportering i anknytning till AIK mot Djurgården 2021

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study is to investigate how the Swedish evening papers portrayed and framed the conflict between the police, football clubs and their fans. The conflict in question arose already in 2019 with drastic regulations from the police against clubs and fans to prevent violence, pyrotechnics and other illegal activities.  The method that was used in this study was a qualitative textual analysis. The study uses two different theories: agenda setting and agenda framing. Agenda setting focuses on what is salient in the news reporting while agenda framing focuses on how different topics are portrayed by the media. The analysis is based on 22 different articles from the Swedish newspapers websites of Aftonbladet and Expressen. These two are considered to be the biggest tabloids in Sweden, both well known for producing media in a sensationalist manner. We decided to define our selection of articles from a two week time-period surrounding the football derby in Stockholm between AIK and Djurgården on October 3, 2021. The reason for this selection was the aftermath of the game regarding the police brutality against the supporter group of Djurgården.  The result from the study was that both Aftonbladet and Expressen portrayed the conflict in a way that led to a public opinion sympathizing with the football supporters. A possible factor leading to this result was a lack of communication from the police authority towards the newspapers.