This book proposes a framework for comparative analysis of the relation between the media and the political system Building on a survey of media institutions in eighteen West European and North American democracies, Hallin and Mancini identify the principal dimensions of variation in media systems and the political variables that have shaped their evolution They go on to identify three major models of media system development, the Polarized Pluralist, Democratic Corporatist, and Liberal models; to explain why the media have played a different role in politics in each of these systems; and to explore the force of change that are currently transforming them It provides a key theoretical statement about the relation between media and political systems, a key statement about the methodology of comparative analysis in political communication, and a clear overview of the variety of media institutions that have developed in the West, understood within their political and historical context

Comparing Media Systems: three models of media and politics

Since the 1980s the rise of so-called ‘populist parties’ has given rise to thousands of books, articles, columns and editorials. This article aims to make a threefold contribution to the current debate on populism in liberal democracies. First, a clear and new definition of populism is presented. Second, the normal-pathology thesis is rejected; instead it is argued that today populist discourse has become mainstream in the politics of western democracies. Indeed, one can even speak of a populist Zeitgeist. Third, it is argued that the explanations of and reactions to the current populist Zeitgeist are seriously flawed and might actually strengthen rather than weaken it.

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The Populist Zeitgeist

The Political Consciousness of Post-Industrialism@@@The Silent Revolution: Changing Values and Political Styles among Western Publics.

This article presents a set of grounded hypotheses on the relationship between communication and power relationships in the technological context that characterizes the network society. Based on a selected body of communication literature, and of a number of case studies and examples, it argues that the media have become the social space where power is decided. It shows the direct link between politics, media politics, the politics of scandal, and the crisis of political legitimacy in a global perspective. It also puts forward the notion that the development of interactive, horizontal networks of communication has induced the rise of a new form of communication, mass self-communication, over the Internet and wireless communication networks. Under these conditions, insurgent politics and social movements are able to intervene more decisively in the new communication space. However, corporate media and mainstream politics have also invested in this new communication space. As a result of these processes, mass media and horizontal communication networks are converging. The net outcome of this evolution is a historical shift of the public sphere from the institutional realm to the new communication space.

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Communication, Power and Counter-power in the Network Society

Deciding What's News: A Study of CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, Newsweek, and Time

The growing intrusion of media into the political domain in many countries has led critics to worry about the approach of the "media-driven republic," in which mass media will usurp the functions of political institutions in the liberal state. However, close inspection of the evidence reveals that political institutions in many nations have retained their functions in the face of expanded media power. The best description of the current situation is "mediatization," where political institutions increasingly are dependent on and shaped by mass media but nevertheless remain in control of political processes and functions.

"Mediatization" of Politics: A Challenge for Democracy?

The European political landscape of the last decade has been home to numerous political figures that have stood out by virtue of their personality and their voicing of popular discontent These include the likes of Jean-Marie Le Pen, Jorg Haider, Christoph Blocher, Pim Fortuyn and Silvio Berlusconi, all of whom are among the more recent manifestations of the populist political climate affecting much of contemporary Europe, as discussed in the introduction to this volume

Populism and the Media

Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Foreword The Media and the Growth of Neo-Populism in Contemporary Democracies by Gianpietro Mazzoleni Striking a Responsive Chord: Mass Media and Right Wing Populism in Austria by Fritz Plasser and Peter A. Ulram The Media and Neo-populism in France by Guy Birenbaum and Marina Villa The Northern League and the Italian Media System by Roberto Biorcio The Bharatiya Janata Party, Ayodhya, and the Rise of Populist Politics in India by John McGuire and Geoffrey Reeves One Nation and the Australian Media by Bruce Horsfield and Julianne Stewart More Bad News: News Values and the Uneasy Relationship between the Reform Party and the Media in Canada by Richard W. Jenkins Ross Perot's Outsider Challenge: New and Old Media in American Presidential Campaigns by Jonathan Laurence Media Populism: Neo-populism in Latin America by Silvio Waisbord Conclusion: Power to the Media Managers by Julianne Stewart, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, and Bruce Horsfield Index About the Editors and Contributors

The media and neo-populism : a contemporary comparative analysis

This article gives an account of the first attempt in Italy to investigate the behaviour of the mass media in an election campaign, from the perspectives of both information and propaganda. Starting from the observation of major changes in the Italian political scene, such as the secularization of politics, the crisis of the mass party and the increased commercialization of broadcasting, it was hypothesized that the media, traditionally subordinate to the party influence, would experience some emancipation. This was expected to appear in the following forms: a preponderance of `media logic' over `party logic'; a greater independence of journalists; a tendency for media to set the agenda of the election debate. Despite some contradictory evidence, the findings confirm some tendencies in the predicted direction.

Media Logic and Party Logic in Campaign Coverage: The Italian General Election of 1983

Volume I The International Communication Association vii About the Editors ix Contributors xi Alphabetical List of Entries xxi Thematic List of Entries xxv Editor s Introduction xxix Political Communication A Int 1 Volume II Political Communication Int Pol 557 Volume III Political Communication Pol W 1179 Index 1673

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"Mediatization" of Politics: A Challenge for Democracy?

Populism and the Media

The media and neo-populism : a contemporary comparative analysis

Media Logic and Party Logic in Campaign Coverage: The Italian General Election of 1983

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