The reciprocal relationship between policy debate and media coverage: The case of road pricing policy in the Netherlands

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 384-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özgül Ardıç ◽  
Jan Anne Annema ◽  
Bert van Wee
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Road Pricing ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
Pricing Policy

DRIEDIMENSIONAAL NIEUWS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-152
Author(s):  
Tessel X. Dekker
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mass Medium ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Visual Medium ◽  
The Public ◽  
Wax Models

THREE-DIMENSIONAL NEWS The Amsterdam wax museum as a competitor of the illustrated newspaper, 1882-1919 The nineteenth-century wax museum can be viewed as a contemporary mass medium that showed people scenes from the news. The Nederlandsch Panopticum was the first of its kind in the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam between 1882 and 1919. As an informative visual medium, the Panopticum had to compete with other media, like the illustrated newspaper, for the attention of the public. At the same time, the wax museum also depended on photographs published in these same papers: wax models were often, and in the course of time almost exclusively, modelled after photos. This reciprocal relationship can be seen as an example of ‘intermediality’. In the end, the wax museum lost ground, foremost, to the new mass medium of the time, cinema, which took over both as an urban attraction and as a popular visual medium.

scholarly journals Presenting a strong and united front to tobacco industry interference : a content analysis of Australian newspaper coverage of tobacco plain packaging 2008–2014

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e023485
Author(s):  
Caroline Louise Miller ◽  
Aimee Lee Brownbill ◽  
Joanne Dono ◽  
Kerry Ettridge
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Tobacco Industry ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Plain Packaging ◽  
The Media ◽  
Implementation Delay

ObjectivesIn 2012, Australia was the first country in the world to introduce plain or standardised tobacco packaging, coupled with larger graphic health warnings. This policy was fiercely opposed by industry. Media coverage can be an influential contributor to public debate, and both public health advocates and industry sought media coverage for their positions. The aim of this study was to measure the print media coverage of Australian’s plain packaging laws, from inception to roll-out, in major Australian newspapers.MethodsThis study monitored mainstream Australian print media (17 newspapers) coverage of the plain packaging policy debate and implementation, over a 7-year period from January 2008 to December 2014. Articles (n=701) were coded for article type, opinion slant and topic(s).DesignContent analysis.ResultsCoverage of plain packaging was low during preimplementation phase (2008–2009), increasing sharply in the lead into legislative processes and diminished substantially after implementation. Articles covered policy rationale, policy progress and industry arguments. Of the news articles, 96% were neutrally framed. Of the editorials, 55% were supportive, 28% were opposing, 12% were neutral and 5% were mixed.ConclusionsProtracted political debate, reflected in the media, led to an implementation delay of plain packaging. While Australian media provided comprehensive coverage of industry arguments, news coverage was largely neutral, whereas editorials were mostly supportive or neutral of the policy. Countries seeking to implement plain packaging of tobacco should not be deterred by the volume of news coverage, but should actively promote the evidence for plain packaging in the media to counteract the arguments of the tobacco industry.

Media coverage of chronic diseases in the Netherlands

1999 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 333-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elly M. van der Wardt ◽  
Erik Taal ◽  
Johannes J. Rasker ◽  
Oene Wiegman
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Media Coverage

The impact of the economic crisis on media framing: evidence from three elections in Ireland

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eoin O’Malley ◽  
Heinz Brandenburg ◽  
Roddy Flynn ◽  
Iain McMenamin ◽  
Kevin Rafter
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
National Elections ◽  
Irish Case ◽  
The Impact

Media coverage of elections in Europe and North America has increasingly focused on the campaign as a game rather than a policy debate. This is often explained by the changes in media pressures. It may also reflect the narrowing of policy space between left and right and the comparative prosperity enjoyed in Europe and North America. But the relevance of policy varies. The global economic crisis might have led to an increased interest in policy among voters and focus on it by media. Ireland experienced both extremes of boom and crisis between the late 1990s and 2011. The Irish case allows us to test the impact of the crisis on media framing of elections. This article uses original data from the three most recent national elections in Ireland, with a research design that holds other pertinent variables constant. We find empirical support for the theoretical expectation that the context of the election affects the relative focus on campaign or horserace vs. substantive policy issues.

Charging versus rewarding: A comparison of road-pricing and rewarding peak avoidance in the Netherlands

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 4-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taede Tillema ◽  
Eran Ben-Elia ◽  
Dick Ettema ◽  
Janet van Delden
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Road Pricing

scholarly journals Incumbents’ Strategies in Media Coverage: A Case of the Czech Coal Policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondřej Černý ◽  
Petr Ocelík
Keyword(s):  
Policy Change ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Communist Country ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
Discursive Strategies ◽  
Phase Out ◽  
Energy And Climate Policy

Transitioning to a decarbonized economy is a crucial part of climate change mitigation, with the phasing-out of coal, as the most significant source of carbon dioxide emissions, being the centerpiece of this effort. In the European context, the increasing pressures exerted especially on the basis of the European Union’s energy and climate policy, coupled with the inherent uncertainty of the transition process, encourage various struggles among the involved policy actors over the setting of specific transition pathways. One site of such contestation is media discourse, which may facilitate or limit policy change through agenda-setting, framing, and other processes. Importantly, discursive struggles also include industry incumbents, who have a vested interest in preserving the existing sociotechnical regime. This article focuses on the position of incumbents in terms of their relationship with governing political parties and the discursive strategies they employ. It explores the policy debate on coal mining expansion which took place in 2015 in the Czech Republic, a post-communist country with a coal-dependent economy, a skeptical position on energy transition, and a powerful energy industry. The research employs discourse network analysis to examine a corpus compiled from daily newspapers and applies block modeling techniques to analyze patterns of relationships within and between actor groups. The results show that incumbents successfully prevented policy change in the direction of rapid coal phase-out by exploiting discourse alignment with governing parties and efficiently employing discursive strategies based primarily on securitization of socioeconomic issues.

scholarly journals Taikinamosios žiniasklaidos raiška kultūrinių konfliktų komunikacijoje: G. Wilderso filmo Fitna atvejis

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 33-66
Author(s):  
Beata Grebliauskienė ◽  
Jurgita Gižaitė-Tulabienė
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Dual Role ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Cultural Conflicts ◽  
Conflict Communication ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Media ◽  
Peace Journalism

Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas žiniasklaidos vaidmuo šiandienėje kultūrinių konfliktų komunikacijoje. Dabartiniu metu vis dažniau lokalūs konfliktai nušviečiami globaliu mastu, o žiniasklaida, aptardama tuos konfliktus iš nešališkos stebėtojos tampa tų konfliktų dalyve. Taip įsitraukdama į konfliktus žiniasklaida gali atlikti arba konflikto eskaluotojos, arba aktyvios konflikto sprendėjos vaidmenį.Remiantis M. El-Nawawy ir S. Powerso išskirtais taikinamosios žiniasklaidos bruožais analizuojamas G. Wilderso filmo „Fitna“ nušvietimo Vakarų ir Rytų šalių žiniasklaidoje atvejis, siekiant įvertinti konflikto sprendimo vaidmens raišką.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: konflikto komunikacija, žiniasklaidos vaidmuo konflikte, taikos žurnalistika, žiniasklaida – konflikto eskaluotoja.Emergence of Peace Journalism in Confict Communication: G. Wilders film Fitna CaseBeata Grebliauskienė, Jurgita Gižaitė-Tulabienė SummaryThe article explores the role of the media in the conptemporary conflict communication. At present, more and more local conflicts get the global media coverage. The media no more remain a passive observer and neutral reporter, but get involved into conflits. The dual role of the media in cultural conflicts can be pointed out: that of a diplomatic mediator (peace journalism) and a conflict escalator.Analysis of articles in six major newspapers of the Netherlands, Turkey and Indonesia, covering the conflict concerning G. Wilders film “Fitna”, based on the features of peace journalism, indicated by M. el-Nawawy and S. Powers is presented. The research findings confirm the prevailing role of the media as a conflict escalator.

scholarly journals Our Bodies Our Voice: A case study on utilization of governance streams to change the policy for prevention of sexual violence in universities and the role of grassroots organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Dictus ◽  
Elena Syurina
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Grassroots Organizations ◽  
Policy Window ◽  
Key Events ◽  
The Impact

Sexual violence (SV) is an issue of global importance, with significant prevalence in the EU generally and the Netherlands in particular. Stigma and taboo often result in underreporting and exacerbate the already substantial mental health consequences of SV. Universities are recognized as high-risk settings, but in general awareness, response and prevention in Dutch universities have been limited. This article analyzes a case study of key events over a number of years resulting in policy change and active response in one university in the Netherlands, focusing on the impact and role of the Our Bodies Our Voice foundation, which started as a grassroots student initiative, using the Kingdon model of policy change. The aim is to make explicit how governance streams need to be aligned to place the issue of SV on the agenda of higher educational institutions, and findings highlight the importance of media coverage, advocacy, awareness raising and perseverance on the part of initiatives like OBOV, while building towards a policy window.

Why politicians react to media coverage

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luzia Helfer ◽  
Peter Van Aelst
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Political Action ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Party Competition ◽  
Investigative Reporting ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Micro Level

Abstract Why do politicians react to some stories in the news and ignore others? We attempt to answer this question by integrating the micro-level politician perspective with a macro-level country approach. Using a unique experimental approach, we test when politicians in the Netherlands and Switzerland (N = 80) take political action based on a (fictional) news report. We find that all politicians react more to negative coverage, but not if the information is merely presented as investigative reporting. Results also reveal a systematic variation that we ascribe to two key differences in the electoral systems. In The Netherlands, with its large single voting district, politicians react to news reports covering issues they are specialized in. In Switzerland, where between-party competition is more important, politicians are more likely to capitalize on the party’s profile. Overall, this study shows when and how politicians react to news coverage also depends on the institutional context.

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