Models of relationship mediapolitics Gianpietro Mazzoleni La comunicazione politica Chapter 4
Mediatization vs. interaction • Mediatization is an unintended consequence when the media pursue commercial goals • Interaction is an intentional consequence when the media pursue political goals
Classifying interactions media-politics 1 Media control-autonomy 1. State control on the media: appointments, financial aids, contents 2. Media partisanship: ownership, patronage, stable endorsement, shifting endorsement, neutrality 3. Integration between political and medial elites 4. Journalists’ professional ethos
Classifying interactions media-politics 2 Journalism as a profession 1. Pragmatism: attention to the public and the economic goals 2. Priesthood: attention to politicians and their electoral exigencies
The Hallin and Mancini’s three models Media system characteristics
The Hallin and Mancini’s three models Political system characteristics
Alternative media-politics relationships • Adversarial model: watchdog, advocacy • Collateralism model: media are dominated by politicians • Exchange model: media and politicians need each other • Competition model: media have their own political goals • Market model: entails sensationalism, infotainment, soft news
Internet and new media-politics relationships • Participatory journalism: traditional media accept contributions from the Web • Citizen journalism: self-produced by citizens