Publication details
The Mediatization and Framing of European Parliamentary Elections Campaigns
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | The results of this study have shown that in all investigated member states of the EU, the media to varying degrees intervened and shaped their coverage of the 2009 EP election campaigns according to their own needs and logics rather than those of political parties and candidates. Nonetheless, the means of mediatization of media content varied significantly across countries and indicators. It does not seem to be the case that the media in any particular country consistently intervene more than the media in other countries. Rather, it appears to depend on which indicator of mediatization of media content is used for the comparisons. What is required is both more theorizing and empirical research to explore the different dimensions and facets of the mediatization of politics. In this context, it is hoped that this study will serve as a springboard for further research and theory on the mediatization of politics in general and the mediatization of political news coverage in particular. |