Perspectives on Populism and the Media

Download or read book Perspectives on Populism and the Media written by Benjamin Kramer and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume assembles a wide range of perspectives on populism and the media, bringing together various disciplinary and theoretical approaches, authors and examples from different continents and a wide range of topical issues. The chapters discuss the contexts of populist communication, communication by populist actors, different types of populist messages (populist communication in traditional and new media, populist criticism of the media, populist discourses related to different topics, etc.), the effects and consequences of populist communication, populist media policy and anti-populist discourses. The contributions synthesise existing research on this subject, propose new approaches to it or present new findings on the relationship between populism and the media.