This edited collection makes a unique contribution to analyses of the changing nature and challenges of mediated political communication, through a distinctive comparative discourse analytical approach. The book explores how politics is performed and discursively constructed in television news and current affairs in five countries(France, Greece, Italy, Sweden and the UK) and focuses on a moment in time in European politics characterized by challenging tensions; increased Euroscepticism, questioning of mainstream politics; accentuated gaps between the elite and the citizens, and polarizations between member states. Emphasising the performative and discursive dimensions of political communication, the chapters provide a detailed comparative analysis that is centred around three themes: how symbolic representations of politics are shaped by journalistic practices, genres and styles of news reporting; the language and performances of mainstream and populist political leaders; and the participation and representation of citizens' voices.

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Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2017

ISBN

9783319566290

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Media Studies

Index

Social Sciences

Acknowledgements
Contents
Editors and Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction: A Discourse Analytical Approach to Researching Mediated Political Communication
Part II Context
Chapter 2 A Tale of Two Narratives
Chapter 3 Mediated Constructions of Crisis
Part III Journalistic Practices
Chapter 4 Genre and Cultural Style in TV News Coverage of the European Elections 2014
Chapter 5 Political Interviews: Pushing the Boundaries of ‘Neutralism’
Chapter 6 Different Views of Europe in TV News Reports
Part IV Citizens
Chapter 7 Reporting the ‘Public’–Discourses of Interpretation, Evaluation and Prediction
Chapter 8 Citizens Talking Politics in the News: Opinions, Attitudes and (Dis)Engagement
Chapter 9 On the Broadcast Spectrum of Citizen Participation: Citizen Talk in the Audience Discussion Genre
Part V Politicians
Chapter 10 The Performances of Mainstream Politicians: Politics as Usual?
Chapter 11 The Performances of Right-Wing Populism: Populist Discourse‚ Embodied Styles and Forms of News Reporting
Part VI Conclusion
Chapter 12 Conclusion: Tensions and Disruptions in Mediated Politics
Index