Overview
- Designed as a qualitative comparative study of how the politics of the EU are constructed in television journalism, in five countries which have been selected to represent different media systems and political cultures
- Focuses on televised news and current affairs to make a valuable contribution to understandings of the mediated politics of the EU.
- Includes detailed analyses and comparisons of practices of journalism and styles of reporting on Europe in different national contexts.
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Context
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Conclusion
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Back Matter
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About this book
Reviews
“This volume, with its comparative multidisciplinary analyses, is a precious instrument for any scholar interested in political discourse analysis or journalistic discourse and provides a clear overview of mediated political communication in Europe. The qualitative approach adopted is especially helpful in presenting an in-depth outline of the main phenomena at stake.” (Maria Ivana Lorenzetti, Iperstoria, Issue 4, 2019)
“As the boundaries of Europe shift and a nationalist populism pushes through the gaps, we could not attach greater importance to how politics is mediated in a European context. Ekström and Firmstone’s collection is therefore as timely as it is excellent, ranging from emergent discourses of performance across broadcast genres through to the negotiated representation of political citizenship. All told, we now have a cross-national perspective on this European media-scape that combines geographical breadth with scholarly rigour. This volume will be a vital companion as we continue charting and guiding the political media of Europe.” (Michael Higgins, University of Strathclyde, UK)“This timely book provides an indispensable resource for understanding contemporary mediated politics. Focusing on the discursive practices shaping the television reporting of the 2014 European Parliament elections, it sheds light on the complex relations between government, citizens and themedia across five countries - France, Greece, Italy, Sweden, and the UK. The book's emphasis on how citizens are represented in television coverage is particularly crucial at a time of heightened concern about the decline of trust in institutions, and the limitations of citizen voice despite proliferating forums for participation. It reveals a continued marginalisation of citizens' political arguments, which are incorporated into prevailing news agendas. Perhaps most powerfully, the book dramatizes how media contribute to creating a favourable climate for populist politics, paving the way for the successes of politicians ranging from Marine Le Pen in France to Nigel Farage in the UK. Through its careful qualitative analyses, the book reminds us that we can only make sense of the dynamic staging of politics if we take seriously the role of the media in shaping and producing its performances.” (Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff University)
“The comparative analysis of political communication has been a highly productive area of research, based, however, primarily on quantitative measurement. Relying methodologically on discourse and conversation analysis, the authors of this innovative and important five-nation study have followed the quite different path of a qualitative analysis of the presentation of the 2014 European parliamentary elections in the several genres (news, interviews, debates, results programmes) of broadcast journalism. This has yielded a wealth of fresh insights into how mainstream and populist performances were constructed; particularly how citizens' voices and the public at large were represented; how these related to established journalistic practices and styles - all amidst projections of competing narratives and meanings of electoral democracy itself. The book's illustrations of the strengths - but also the problems and limitations - of this approach deserve to be widely absorbed and debated.” (Jay Blumler, University of Leeds and University of Maryland)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Julie Firmstone is Associate Professor at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds, UK. Her research focuses on the sociology of news, journalism and political communication in relation to a range of issues including European politics and local democracy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Mediated Politics of Europe
Book Subtitle: A Comparative Study of Discourse
Editors: Mats Ekström, Julie Firmstone
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56629-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-56628-3Published: 10 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85958-3Published: 23 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-56629-0Published: 30 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 345
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations
Topics: Media and Communication, Political Communication, Media Research, Journalism, European Politics, European Culture