The performance of political reporters in liberal democracies is often criticized for its near anti-political stance, an observation shared by politicians, scholars and even journalists themselves. The notion of journalistic cynicism vis-a-vis politics, however, is ambiguous and the picture emerging from research is flawed by its often originating in the USA. Here, a multidimensional conceptualization is proposed – focusing on mistrust, negative tone, irony or sarcasm, and scandal orientation – and tested in a study of newspapers in Italy, a country characterized by a strong partisan tradition but demonstrating recent signs of commercial media logic. Contrary to much of the US findings, however, the media in Italy show a decrease of cynicism in three out of four of the dimensions.
Between partisanship and cynicism : Italian journalism in a state of flux / M. Poletti, K. Brants. - In: JOURNALISM. - ISSN 1464-8849. - 11:3(2010 May), pp. 329-346. [10.1177/1464884909360923]
Between partisanship and cynicism : Italian journalism in a state of flux
M. PolettiPrimo
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2010
Abstract
The performance of political reporters in liberal democracies is often criticized for its near anti-political stance, an observation shared by politicians, scholars and even journalists themselves. The notion of journalistic cynicism vis-a-vis politics, however, is ambiguous and the picture emerging from research is flawed by its often originating in the USA. Here, a multidimensional conceptualization is proposed – focusing on mistrust, negative tone, irony or sarcasm, and scandal orientation – and tested in a study of newspapers in Italy, a country characterized by a strong partisan tradition but demonstrating recent signs of commercial media logic. Contrary to much of the US findings, however, the media in Italy show a decrease of cynicism in three out of four of the dimensions.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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