Political Communication Cultures in Europe - by B Pfetsch (Paperback)

About the Book

"This book offers new and compelling insight into the emergent shared culture of the relationship between political actors and journalists in nine European democracies. It is a truly comparative account of the attitudes of 2,500 political communication elites between Helsinki and Madrid on various aspects of the media's role in politics and on the mutual relationship of politicians, political spokespersons and journalists. The study identifies national political communication cultures across Europe over the importance of journalists in advocacy and commentary, pressures on the media and perceived political influence. It also highlights that professional roles determine the perception of news-making, the interpretation of daily political life and the ethos of professional conduct and interaction. "--

Book Synopsis

This book offers new and compelling insight into the orientations that shape the cultures of political communication in nine Western democracies. It is a truly comparative account of the views of 2500 political elites and media elites between Helsinki and Madrid on their relationship and their exchanges.

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About the Author

Mark Blach-Ørsten, University of Roskilde, Denmark Juan Díez Medrano, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Patrick Donges, University of Greifswald, Germany Anders Esmark, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Nicklas Håkansson University of Gothenburg, Sweden Günther Lengauer, University of Innsbruck, Austria Peter Maurer, University of Vienna, Austria Eva Mayerhöffer, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Tom Moring, University of Helsinki, Finland Barbara Pfetsch, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Fritz Plasser, University of Innsbruck, Austria Stephanie Schwab Cammarano, scientific consultant, Switzerland Aleksander Sa o Sla?ek Brlek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Miika Vähämaa, Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland