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The importance of the mass media has grown continually in the last few decades, which has of course had an effect on political communication. The issues brought about by this phenomenon include a look into the way the media shapes the relationship between the rulers and the ruled in a modern media society, and the arrangement of power relations between the political and media systems. Can the mass media be seen as an independent actor in the process of political communication, or as a tool that the political elite uses for their own purposes? Is the talk of party marginalization due to the increasing power of the mass media justified, or should the 'mediazation' be considered in light of the increased ability to politically influence and convince others? It is not possible within the limits of this article to show in detail the relationship between the political system and the media, as well as communication difficulties between citizens and politicians. The question of who generates the reporting in modern democracies amongst the two actors in political communication - the politicians and the journalists - will be the center of focus here, including who dominates the communication and the effect of the political battle for the topic agenda on the third actor, the audience.
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In the classical model of political communication information flows from the political system via the mass media to society. Feedback substantially can be expressed in participation in elections. Internet seems to be a medium that can significantly stimulate the systemic passive citizens; and for politicians can be an opportunity to be decoupled from the information hegemony of the „old” media. This article attempts to answer the question of how the observed changes are a natural evolution of society towards the civil society, as far as the revolution resulting from the somewhat unique nature of Web 2.0.
Sociológia (Sociology)
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2023
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vol. 55
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issue 2
244 – 265
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Populism and the post-truth: two concepts often used simultaneously or interchangeably to explain current developments in contemporary politics, yet the demarcation line between them remains blurry. Building on definitions of populism that describe it as a style of political communication, ‘post-truth populism’ can be regarded as a specific type of populist communication which shares the characteristics of post-truth politics. How the two phenomena intertwine, and how the aesthetic transformation of the public sphere and the rise of social media had a role in their appearance will be discussed. The theoretical framework is illustrated by two cases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Communication Today
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2011
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vol. 2
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issue 2
44-51
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The politician does not want to be just a subject exposed to the political arena any longer, who is becoming well-known and recognizable thanks to political advertising. The politician is getting more active in the field of communication processes aimed at creating a new image of the politician, whom the voters know not just from the traditional media but also from their direct contact with the environment and passing his or her views on many subjects e.g. politics, social issues or economy. At the same time, political marketing processes are gradually replaced by political public relations processes, and the one-way direction of the message, which is characteristic of marketing communication, seems to be systematically replaced by the two-way communication, which is typical for the public relations processes. Progressing development of the social media, such as Internet blogs, Facebook, Twitter, as well as the development of political public relations, influence the changes in both: perceiving the role of the traditional media in the election processes and political communication and in the co-relation between the traditional media and the social media. Social media are more likely to be regarded as being not only complementary to the traditional media, or the brand-new communication tool, but even being an alternative to the traditional media.
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Reliable information and two-way communication are crucial for building democracy from the bottom-up. As the Internet access expands and municipal websites proliferate, more attention is given to the scale and scope of actual use of this new medium for communication by local authorities and citizens. In the article it is considered whether the Internet is used firstly, to create more openness in politics, secondly, to involve members of local communities in the political agenda setting as well as discussions on specific local policy issues. The afore-mentioned problems are examined in reference to the results of research conducted in four local communities. The research included analysis of the functionality of municipal websites, in-depth interviews and a survey. There are undisputable advantages of the municipal websites ranging from the availability of first-hand information to convenient methods of informing authorities about issues of concern to the public. However, authorities are rather hesitant to allow free two-way flow of information. Moreover, the opportunity for citizens to be consulted is still underdeveloped irrespective of the interactive tools available. Finally, even the high level of satisfaction with the information received coupled with peoples' trust in government, does not influence their very moderate feeling of political empowerment.
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The article is a prelude to a depend consideration about the role and significance of blogs for political communication in Poland. The starting point question was: what are the real, not declared (proclaimed), functions of politicians’ blogs? Conducted empirical survey indicated that political blogs are (most often) the instruments of creating political image. It seems that politicians are not deeply interested in blogging, and they decide themselves to run a blog just because image reasons. They do not tend to satisfy their communication or contact needs that way. Therefore it is quite hard to claim that politicians’ blogs initiate some essential changes for political communication in Poland in 21th century.
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POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IN THE AGE OF OMNIPOTENT MASS MEDIA

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At present, the mass media have a profound influence on political communication. The relationship between the mass media and politics is complicated and can be seen as a fight to win the better position. That is why politicians have been constantly trying to set the rules of their media presentation. In the case of United States presidential debates, the candidates have managed to take control over the production of official televised debates. The Memoranda of Understanding signed and pre-negotiated by two major U. S. political parties before televised presidential debates represent examples of political manipulation of the media. In this study, we analyse the Memorandum of 1992 in order to answer some of the criticisms in order to understand the process of political distortion of reality.
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For several decades historical science in Western Europe has focused on the monarch´s ceremony and ritual, as their knowledge allows us to re-assess some moments connected with the nature of royal, or possibly imperial power. The most important ceremonies connected with the person of a ruler and his immediate environment are coronation ceremonies, which started to be researched, also in the Czech environment, in a novel way as a means of political communication. Thus, there is the ruler and his 'media strategy' on the one hand and on the other hand the public, which attempts to accept the image of their ruler. Less attention has until now been devoted to research dealing with Czech coronations in terms of geographical comparison in both the Central European and the wider European context, as well as the development of ceremonies in the course of time, especially towards the enlightened 18th century. However, in addition to coronations, other ceremonial moments such as 'transitional rituals' (baptisms, weddings, funerals),a division of the working day, festivities at the court or the arrangement of the ruler´s personal space, whose aim was to regulate access to him and participate in his representation have been researched.
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Predominance, competition, symbiosis – deliberations on relations between electronic media and politics. In the world of contemporary liberal democracies electronic media are frequently perceived as instruments to implement changes into social and political reality. It goes beyond a shadow of a doubt that the contemporary political communication is performed mostly by means of media, especially the new media. The analyses below attempt to inquire into the relations between electronic media and politics through the prism of three relational categories: predominance, competition, symbiosis.
Communication Today
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2019
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vol. 10
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issue 2
28–40
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The mediatization of political communication makes it possible to increase the number of electoral manipulations via media, whose aim is to change the competitive positions of subjects running in the election. Manipulation activities give the opportunity to affect voters’ decisions in a way that would be impossible without the media. Manipulations are performed by politicians, political parties or other subjects acting on their behalf. They can also be initiated by the governments of countries interested in influencing the directions of political changes in other countries. The presented study shows the possible use of media potential to manipulate election results. Such manipulations are possible in the situation of instrumental influence on the functioning of free and pluralistic media that allow political communication, or in the situation of instrumental influence on information, involving the creation and transmission of information in a non-objective way. The text focuses on the following types of electoral manipulations: (1) political influence of the government on the media; (2) political ‘agencification’ of the media; (3) limitations on carrying out election campaigns in the media; (4) the use of big data in political communication.
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The study deals with issues of agenda setting and influence of media operating at the local level to serve the public agenda in both theoretical and empirical perspective. The focus is on media, political and public agenda as well as the development of ideas about them. The main goal of the authors was to test hypotheses regarding the ability of media in agenda setting and highlighting certain attributes that influence their interpretation in terms of the public, as well as whether these effects manifest themselves at the local level. As an example, the authors studied the city of Žiar nad Hronom, Slovak Republic, which is also the publisher of the weekly Mestské noviny. They were interested in the function of the local media, especially the periodical, in the process of agenda setting, and their ability to influence public opinion in specific areas. These referred mainly to current and attractive themes form the viewpoint of the public and politicians. Locally, regional media is an essential tool for political communication and public opinion formation in a geographically defined area, and this markedly affects the character of the public agenda in the area in which they operate. Therefore, the authors were more interested in the impacts on the functioning of the media and media production at the local level.
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Informing society, striving for dialogue, and making transparent the work of public administration are the most important responsibilities of various levels of government and their subordinate units. Information about the doings of rulers from time immemorial has played an important social role, but knowledge in this area has not been enthusiastically disseminated. People living in today’s society want to know how to gain extensive knowledge and how other members of society and the public authority have such knowledge themselves. This knowledge will in fact allow them to live according to their own will, giving them the right to choose activities and make decisions. An effective information policy should therefore be the basis for the functioning of public administration, as a form of transparent dialogue based on mutual understanding and respect for all sides involved.
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