The origin of dialogue in the news media /

This book develops a new theoretical framework for studying the interaction between political parties, the news media and citizens. The model addresses how political actors develop and push different arguments in a debate, how the news media select and communicate these arguments and how they ultima...

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Main Author: Hänggli, Regula (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
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Summary:This book develops a new theoretical framework for studying the interaction between political parties, the news media and citizens. The model addresses how political actors develop and push different arguments in a debate, how the news media select and communicate these arguments and how they ultimately influence citizens' democratic decisions. The author promotes dialogue as a convincing concept for analyzing the quality of public debate and advances a series of arguments for why and how this concept helps improve our understanding of key processes in democracy. Based on a detailed analysis of rich empirical data collected from referendum campaigns in Switzerland, the book is relevant beyond the specific context and applicable to election campaigns and public debates more broadly.
Physical Description:xv, 283 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-278) and index.
ISBN:3030265811
9783030265816