How Political Actors Use the Media A Functional Analysis of the Medi
This book investigates how individual politicians and political parties political actors strategically make use of the media to reach their political goals. Looking beyond a purely Americentric viewpoint, the chapters present data from more than ten Weste
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the Media’s Role in Politics
Edited by Peter Van Aelst and Stefaan Walgrave
How Political Actors Use the Media
Peter Van Aelst · Stefaan Walgrave Editors
How Political Actors Use the Media A Functional Analysis of the Media’s Role in Politics
Editors Peter Van Aelst Universiteit Antwerpen Antwerpen, Belgium
Stefaan Walgrave Universiteit Antwerpen Antwerpen, Belgium
ISBN 978-3-319-60248-6 ISBN 978-3-319-60249-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-60249-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017944551 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: © Image Source Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword: Political Actors the Media
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In terms of love–hate relationships, few may be more intense than that between political leaders and the journalists who cover their actions. Without the journalists, government leaders would find it harder to get their messages (and names) out to the general public. Other policy makers and advocates would not be able to raise their suspicions, critiques, and complaints about the direction of government policies, nor would they easily be able to present their alternative vision to the public for consideration at the next election. Clearly, politicians and policy professionals of all types depend on the media for both credit-claiming and for generating public concern about policies they feel have gone wrong. At the same time as political leaders rely on the media to get their stories out, so do journalists rely on people in and around government for the substance of their reporting. Journalists compete to be the first to report this or th
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