scholarly journals (De-)personalization of mediated political communication: Comparative analysis of Yugoslavia, Croatia and the United Kingdom from 1945 to 2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 473-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Šimunjak
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Opposite Direction ◽  
Transitional Societies ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Democratic System ◽  
Established Democracies

This article explores the ways in which the personalization of mediated political communication developed since 1945 in an authoritarian, transitional and established democratic system. Findings from a longitudinal content analysis of Yugoslav (authoritarian) and Croatian (transitional) daily newspapers are compared with those from Langer’s study of personalization in the United Kingdom (established democracy). The comparison of the data related to the personalized media reporting from Yugoslavia and Croatia with that from the United Kingdom shows that the trends observed in the transitional context are counter to the existing personalization scholarship and that they run in the opposite direction from trends found in established democracies. Consequently, two new theories are formed that may help explain the personalization trends in transitional societies. These are continuation theory and democratization theory.

Comparative analysis of the broadcaster’s Twitter strategies of the highest-rated British and Spanish TV series

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celina Navarro ◽  
Matilde Delgado ◽  
Elisa Paz ◽  
Nuria Garcia-Muñoz ◽  
Alba Mendoza
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Social Conversation ◽  
Market Strategies ◽  
Outside The Box

The current interrelation between social media and the audio-visual industry has required traditional broadcasters to extend their programming strategies outside the box. TV fiction is a suitable genre to test new forms of audience loyalty, which is essential in a highly competitive environment. In this article, we present results regarding the actions of the industry through a content analysis of the official Twitter profiles of the most-watched series in Spain and the United Kingdom. We conclude that both market strategies revolve around the linear broadcast. However, Spanish channels are more aggressive in their actions to stimulate social conversation.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with Wilms tumor in the United Kingdom and Japan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayo Nakata ◽  
Richard Williams ◽  
Yoshiaki Kinoshita ◽  
Tsugumichi Koshinaga ◽  
Veronica Moroz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Wilms Tumor ◽  
The United Kingdom

Why is Secession Difficult in Well-Established Democracies? Lessons from Quebec

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Dion
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Magic Number ◽  
The Political ◽  
Central Authority ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Universal Suffrage ◽  
Established Democracies

Secession, defined as ‘formal withdrawal from a central authority by a member unit’, has been particularly rare in democracies. In fact, there has never been a single case of secession in democracies if we consider only the well-established ones, that is, those with at least ten consecutive years of universal suffrage. The cases most often mentioned happened only a few years after the introduction or significant expansion of universal suffrage: Norway and Sweden in 1905, Iceland and Denmark in 1918, Ireland and the United Kingdom in 1922. What is more, one would hesitate before calling the first two cases real secessions, since the ties between the political entities involved were very loose at the outset. Secessionists never managed to split a well-established democracy through a referendum or an electoral victory. We must conclude that it is very hard for them to achieve and maintain the magic number of 50 per cent support. My aim is to explain why this is the case.

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