“…In previous studies, the theoretical assumptions of the media's relationship to populism were predominately based on right-wing populism (e.g., Caiani & della Porta, 2011;Mazzoleni, Stewart, & Horsfield, 2003). The Austrian tabloid newspaper Kronen Zeitung, for example, has been criticized for being favorable of the right-wing populist party FPÖ, and its populist news coverage is assumed to shape xenophobic sentiments among citizens (e.g., Karner, 2013). Following this rationale, readers of tabloid newspapers may have strong exclusionist populist attitudes as these outlets frame issues in a monocultural way.…”