ABSTRACT

This international edited collection brings together the latest research in political journalism, examining the ideological, commercial and technological forces that are transforming the field and its evolving relationship with news audiences.

Comprising 40 original chapters written by scholars from around the world, The Routledge Companion to Political Journalism offers fundamental insights from the disciplines of political science, media, communications  and journalism. Drawing on interviews, discourse analysis and quantitative statistical methods, the volume is divided into six parts, each focusing on a major theme in the contemporary study of political journalism. Topics covered include far-right media, populism movements and the media, local political journalism practices, public engagement and audience participation in political journalism, agenda setting, and advocacy and activism in journalism. Chapters draw on case studies from the United Kingdom, Hungary, Russia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Italy, Brazil, the United States, Greece and Spain.

The Routledge Companion to Political Journalism is a valuable resource for students and scholars of media studies, journalism studies, political communication and political science.

chapter |14 pages

Introduction

The new terrain of mediated politics

part II|69 pages

Political journalism and media systems: Political economy and journalistic professionalism

part III|75 pages

Pluralism, partisanship and populism in political journalism

part IV|72 pages

Public engagement in political journalism: Audience reception, interaction and participation

part V|69 pages

Political agenda-setting, media effects and voting behaviour

part VI|77 pages

Political controversies: Single issue politics, grassroots advocacy and campaigning in the news