"The Mirror of Public Opinion?" is an academic book that explores the role of media actors in civil society and their influence on the process of European integration. The author, Anne-Dörte Balks, examines how reporting in the print media of Germany and the Netherlands shapes the perception of the "European Project." Through a comprehensive analysis of newspaper content that includes both quantitative and qualitative methods, central themes, motives, and discourses are identified. The book highlights the differences and similarities in media reporting between the two countries and analyzes how traditional political and social perspectives influence public opinion formation. The study spans the last significant treaties of the European integration process, including the Constitutional Treaty and the Reform Treaty, thus providing a temporal framework for the analysis.