Foreword 6
Acknowledgments 8
Abstract 10
Contents 11
1 Introduction 13
Part I: Theoretical Framework 18
2 Narratology: The Systematic Analysis of Narratives 18
2.1 Theoretical Approaches to Narrative 18
2.2 Key Models in Narratological Research 21
2.3 Basic Categories of Narratological Analysis 24
2.4 Towards an Interdisciplinary and Transgeneric Narratology 31
3 The Journalistic Reportage and its Narrative Potential 34
3.1 Literary Precursors of Journalistic Reportages 34
3.2 Tentative Definitions of a Hybrid Text Type 37
3.4 Towards a Topical Classification of Journalistic Reportages 46
4 State of Research: Literature Review 49
Part II: Empirical Analysis 55
5 Research Design: The Methodological Framework 55
5.1 The Sample: A Corpus of Selected Journalistic Reportages 55
Magazines (14) 56
Newspapers (6) 56
Supplements (5) 56
5.2 Research Methodology: A Qualitative Content Analysis 57
5.3 Analytical Categories and Research Hypotheses 60
Voice 60
Mood 61
Temporal order 61
Narrative space 61
Characterization 61
RQ 1: Which categories of narratological analysis are applicable to and employed predominantly in selected journalistic reportages? 62
RQ 2: Which categories are constitutive of and employed predominantly in different types of journalistic reportages? 63
6 Results of the Empirical Study 64
6.1 Predominance of Analytical Categories in the Entire Sample 64
6.2 Predominance of Analytical Categories in Different Types of Reportages 84
6.3 Narrative Dimensions in Journalistic Reportages: A Typological Circle 95
Part III: Discussion and Outlook 98
7 Critical Reflections on the Results 98
7.1 Overall Significance of the Findings: A Synopsis 98
7.2 The Outcomes in an Interdisciplinary Perspective 103
7.3 Wider Implications of the Empirical Research 106
8 Conclusion 109
9 Bibliography 115
9.1 Primary Sources164 115
9.2 Secondary Sources 116
9.3 Internet Sources 130
10 Appendices 133
10.1 List of Figures 133
10.2 List of Tables 133
10.3 Codebook 149
Unit of analysis: 149
Sample period: 149