Category: Political Communication
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Expressing Discontent Online: Freedom of Speech or Damaging for Society?
Michael Hameleers Social media offer an important opportunity for ordinary citizens to express their viewpoints on pressing societal issues, such as the refugee crisis. Recently, a moral discussion on the appropriateness of these expressions emerged. On the one hand, people’s interpretations were regarded as discriminating and overly hostile. On the other hand, people plied for…
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Scandal! What happens to politicians on the public pillory
Philip Baugut At first, there is no doubt that in democracy it is the media’s role to criticize and control politicians. However, it is not always clear in how far politicians in the center of a media scandal have really misbehaved. Anyway, they have no choice: They have to deal with public outrage and find…
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Reporting evil – How to deal with right-wing extremism in mass media
Katharina Neumann The German neo-Nazi scene is a wide network of various ideological currents and groups. One of those is the Skinhead-subculture, but it only represents a small fraction of the right-wing extremist scene. Among others, there are autonomous nationalists looking like Punks, members of the “völkisch movement” dressing like Germans during the Third Empire…
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On the political properties of a muesli bar
Hannah Werner People buy organic, fair trade, energy saving products – me included. Over the last decades, organic supermarkets are popping up, restaurants advertise their use of regional ingredients, and green energy booms. In short: sustainability sells. But why actually? Of course, some products contain immediate beneficial properties for the customer, linked to health or…
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Can news images affect support for foreign policy?
Tom Powell Vivid visuals from far-flung conflicts regularly occupy our news screens. The coverage of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is a prime example. Although geographically distant, images that are beamed across the globe can provide us with an immediate emotional connection: disgust and anger at picture of a to-be-beheaded journalist, fear at a…
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Populisme. Maar wat betekent dat nou eigenlijk?
Michael Hameleers Steeds vaker wordt er gesproken over populisme. Voornamelijk het populisme van Geert Wilders en zijn PVV. Maar ook de populistische berichtgeving van kranten en websites. En bij vlagen zelfs de populistische opmerkingen van Mark Rutte. Het lijkt wel alsof iedereen die “tegen” iets is en een directe, emotionele stijl gebruikt om dit te…
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