Table 1
News articles and paragraphs1 in the first week after the arrest by newspaper and spy
| Treholt | Prime | Guillaume | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VG | 72/56 | 4/0 | 3/0 |
| Aftenposten | 51/37 | 1/0 | 9/0 |
| Arbeiderbladet | 63/31 | 1/0 | 4/1 |
| Aftonbladet | 10/0 | 1/0 | 2/2 |
| Dagens Nyheter | 8/1 | 1/0 | 6/1 |
| Die Zeit | 1/0 | 0/0 | 10/0 |
| Der Spiegel | 2/0 | 0/0 | 12/0 |
| Neues Deutschland | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| Neue Zeit | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Berliner Zeitung | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Daily Express | 0/1 | 5/0 | 4/0 |
| The Guardian | 4/1 | 10/0 | 6/1 |
Table 2
The construction of a frame in DDR coverage of espionage
| Media are not to be trusted | |
|---|---|
| Problem definition | Right-wing media and politicians are aggressors |
| Source of the problem: | Right-wing media and politicians |
| Responsibility | Rests with the Springer Press and the right-wing politicians |
| Solution | Political struggle against right-wing politics |
| Moral basis | Truth. Peace |
| Cultural motive | Class struggle |
| Metaphor/stereotype | The cynical reporter |
| Visual image | None |
Table 3
The construction of frames in Western coverage of espionage
| The spy as a traitor | The government as a traitor | |
|---|---|---|
| Source of the problem: | Ideology, weak character, women, gambling debts | The government is “soft on Soviets” |
| Responsibility | rests with the traitor and the KGB | rests with the Government |
| Solution | Strong surveillance and counter intelligence | New government/ministers |
| Moral basis | Loyalty (to the nation) | Loyalty (to the nation) |
| Cultural motive | The archetype of the traitor | The archetype of the traitor |
| Metaphor/stereotype | The deviant person | The politicians are not to be trusted |
| Visual image | The traitor and the enemy, the traitor as a weak man | The government and the traitor (and the enemy) |