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Debate or dialogue? : A case of a Czech TV discussion program where dialogue fails

Authors

ŽÁKOVSKÁ Iveta

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Language and Dialogue
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Web https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/ld.00149.zak
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/ld.00149.zak
Keywords dialogue; media discourse; broadcast talk; “confrontalk”; televised debate; conversation analysis; discourse analysis
Description The present paper deals with an example of a TV broadcast discussion program, the Czech program Máte slovo, in which a dialogue fails. It presents a closer analysis of one representative episode of the program, which, despite being officially presented as offering space for discussion and a chance for ordinary citizens to talk to public personalities and politicians, takes the form of confrontainment, whose goal is to escalate debate. The paper reveals what practices by the discussants and the moderator contribute to the failure of a successful dialogue and discusses the role of broadcast programs of this kind in the contemporary communication sphere.
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