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Scandalous! The Mediated Construction of Political Scandals in Four Nordic Countries
S. Allern & E. Pollack (eds.)
The purpose of this book is to spotlight the way in which political scandals in four Nordic countries have been launched, directed, dramatized and interpreted through different genres of journalism – in an interactive tug-of-war between editors and various political actors.
News institutions help to build political careers – and to tear them down. A mediated scandalization process can make the path from power to powerlessness, from a top position to exclusion, very short.
A number of questions are discussed: How important are the norm violations that have led to political scandals? Have the types of scandals changed over time? How may rivals and political opponents use mediated scandals? Are character assassination and demonization typical traits of a scandalization process? Are male and female politicians treated differently? Scandalous! is based on case studies and content analyses of mediated political scandals in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, including an analysis of the frequencies, types, characteristics and consequences of national political scandals during the period 1980–2010.
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| Title: | Scandalous! Political Scandals in Four Nordic Countries |
| Editors: | Sigurd Allern & Ester Pollack |
| Published:Â Â Â |
2012 |
| Imprint: | Nordicom, University of Gothenburg |
| Pages: | 209 pp |
| ISBN: | 978-91-86523-27-5 |
The above text is from the publisher's description of the book.
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Explorations in New Cinema History - Approaches and case studies
R. Maltby, D. Biltereyst & P. Meers (eds.)
This book is concerned with the circulation and reception of cinema, rather than its prodution. It considers the commercial activities of film distribution and exhibition, the political and legal issues that underpinned them, and the history of cinema's audiences.
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