scholarly journals The U. S. Presidential Elections from the Point Of View of the European Press

Norteamérica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos De las Heras-Pedrosa ◽  
Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado ◽  
Patricia Iglesias-Sánchez ◽  
Jairo Lugo-Ocando

Public relations strategies based on dramatization are key tools to achieving success in electoral campaigns. Press offices play a fundamental role as theatre directors, turning their leaders into great actors. What at first glance would look like a theatrical performance is, more than ever, what happened in the US presidential elections. Newspapers are intensifying the use of visual elements to reinforce the news. This research paper analyses 2,463 articles from eight digital newspapers in four countries to learn about the impact of visuals and dramatization on the European press. It seems paradoxical that the progressive newspapers devoted more articles to Trump than the conservative newspapers. A lack of time on the part of the journalists? What is certain is that the visuals prepared by Trump’s press office and his perfectly designed public appearances, were reproduced by the media. The study shows that the progressive newspapers analysed have contributed to giving Trump greater visibility in Europe.

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-102
Author(s):  
Luciana Miranda Costa ◽  
Raissa Lennon Nascimento Sousa

O artigo propõe uma análise da charge publicada no jornal australiano Herald Sun, no dia 10 de setembro de 2018, de autoria do cartunista Mark Knight, que ironiza a tenista Serena Williams após perder a final do campeonato Us Open. A reflexão compreende aspectos dos estudos de comunicação, gênero e questões raciais, afim de analisar a construção da imagem da mulher negra na mídia e a repercussão da charge na imprensa brasileira. Concluímos que a ilustração apresenta a atleta de maneira exagerada e grotesca, reforçando o esteriótipo da mulher negra como “raivosa” e “agressiva”. Deste modo, entendemos que a mídia reproduz um discurso dominantemente machista e racista (SODRÉ, 2015) e que a mulher negra é atravessada por uma dupla opressão e, por isso, do ponto de vista social, dificilmente é reconhecida como sujeito, já que representa o outro do branco e o outro do homem (KILOMBA, 2012; RIBEIRO, 2018).   PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Comunicação; Mídia, Charge, Mulher Negra; Serena Williams.     ABSTRACT The article proposes an analysis of the cartoon published in the Australian newspaper Herald Sun, on September 10, 2018, by the cartoonist Mark Knight, who mocks the tennis player Serena Williams after losing the final of the Us Open championship. The reflection includes aspects of communication studies, gender and racial issues, in order to analyze the construction of the image of black women in the media and the impact of the cartoon on the Brazilian press. We conclude that the illustration presents the athlete in an exaggerated and grotesque way, reinforcing the stereotype of the black woman as "angry" and "aggressive". In this way, we understand that the media reproduces a dominant sexist and racist discourse (SODRÉ, 2015) and that the black woman is crossed by a double oppression and, from the social point of view, is hardly recognized as a subject, since it represents the other of white and the other of man (KILOMBA, 2012; RIBEIRO, 2018). KEYWORDS: Communication; Media, Charge, Black Woman; Serena Williams.     RESUMEN El artículo propone un análisis de la caricatura publicada en el periódico australiano Herald Sun, el 10 de septiembre de 2018, por el dibujante Mark Knight, que ironiza a la tenista Serena Williams tras perder la final del campeonato del US Open. La reflexión incluye aspectos de estudios de comunicación, género y temas raciales, para analizar la construcción de la imagen de la mujer negra en los medios de comunicación y la repercusión del cargo en la prensa brasileña. Concluimos que la ilustración presenta al atleta de manera exagerada y grotesca, reforzando el estereotipo de la mujer negra como "enojada" y "agresiva". Así, entendemos que los medios de comunicación reproducen un discurso predominantemente machista y racista (SODRÉ, 2015) y que la mujer negra está atravesada por una doble opresión y, por lo tanto, desde el punto de vista social, apenas es reconocida como sujeto, ya que representa al otro del blanco y al otro del hombre (KILOMBA, 2012; RIBEIRO, 2018). PALABRAS CLAVE: Comunicación; Medios de comunicación, Encargada, Mujer negra; Serena Williams.


Author(s):  
O. Bondar

<p><em>In this study, I have collected and summarized the functional aspects of a literary prize, contest, and rating, which indicate their affiliation with the marketing complex of the publishing house for the first time. For this purpose, I have analyzed and summarized the common concepts of the functioning of literary prizes and contests as advertising tools for publishing activity. Because the previous studies are only focused on the fact of the impact of the prize on the promotion of editions but do not explain it, these aspects have been considered and introduced by me from the book production’s point of view. I investigated that the prizes and the contests in the literary field are effective marketing tools, which meet many publisher’s needs at the same time and can be considered a non-profit form of capital. I have reviewed the works of other authors, who accept that the economic success of the book is rising if the author is a winner of the literary prize or contest. I have found out that the book prize activates the demand for the book, and the literary contest is a tool to track the reader’s reaction to a future publication. In this way, literary prizes and contests can be considered as a way of conducting a marketing dialogue with the target audience. I have focused on the information support of literary national and international prizes and contests by the media, which attracts attention to the book and forms the reader’s interest. The literary prizes and contests are also considered as a way of exploring trends and their changes, familiarization the popular genres among the target audience and fixation the current choice of modern readers. Literary prizes and contests motivate the authors to improve their literary excellence, are the source of new authors and works, and assist in increasing sales of books. However, further research is recommended.</em></p><strong><em>Key words:</em></strong><em> book prize, book rating, literary contest, literary prize, functions of the literary prizes.</em>


Slavic Review ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (S1) ◽  
pp. S57-S65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Oates

The Russian and American media spheres converged to an unprecedented degree during the 2016 US presidential elections when reports of a possible dossier on Donald Trump emerged. This article considers the degree to which the media tactic of kompromat, which is the Russian abbreviation for “compromising material,” can infiltrate the US media ecology.


2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 1721-1749 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELSPETH VAN VEEREN

AbstractIn January 2002, images of the detention of prisoners held at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay as part of the Global War on Terrorism were released by the US Department of Defense, a public relations move that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld later referred to as ‘probably unfortunate’. These images, widely reproduced in the media, quickly came to symbolise the facility and the practices at work there. Nine years on, the images of orange-clad ‘detainees’ – the ‘orange series’ – remain a powerful symbol of US military practices and play a significant role in the resistance to the site. However, as the site has evolved, so too has its visual representation. Official images of these new facilities not only document this evolution but work to constitute, through a careful (re)framing (literal and figurative), a new (re)presentation of the site, and therefore the identities of those involved. The new series of images not only (re)inscribes the identities of detainees as dangerous but, more importantly, work to constitute the US State as humane and modern. These images are part of a broader effort by the US administration to resituate its image, and remind us, as IR scholars, to look at the diverse set of practices (beyond simply spoken language) to understand the complexity of international politics.


2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Hollings ◽  
Geoff Lealand ◽  
Alan Samson ◽  
Elspeth Tilley

This survey (n=514) updates and extends previous surveys of New Zealand journalists, by measuring attitudes to resourcing, news coverage, ethics and standards, changing technology, ownership and other topics. Reasonably broad coverage of print, broadcast and internet journalists was achieved. Low pay and a lack of support and training, rather than staff numbers, were the standout concerns. Most respondents believed coverage of local, political, business and features was good, while sports achieved the highest rating and foreign coverage the lowest. Respondents generally rated ethics and standards as important, and while they had concerns about sensationalism, they did not seek more regulation. They considered the media was generally performing its watchdog role well, but had concerns about the impact of decreasing resources (especially staff numbers, levels of experience, and time to develop in-depth investigations) on that watchdog role, as well as the impact of changing technology, commercial and advertising pressures. They were evenly divided between antagonism and tolerance in their stances towards public relations. Respondents’ political views were generally neutral or slightly left. There were significant differences across gender, job status, employer and age in many of the results. Demographic data suggest the workforce is becoming more feminised, (as earlier surveys have suggested), with disproportionate numbers of younger women and older men, and an apparent pay disparity between males and females. Note: The PJR published version did not include the politics section. A second full text file is linked with the politics section included.


EDUTECH ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Icha Bella Widawati ◽  
Feliza Zubair ◽  
Centurion C. Priyatna

Abstract. discourse Analysis of Coverage in the Online Media Liputan6.com. Regarding to Establishment Issue of New Subsidiary PT. Jasa Layanan Operasi ( PT . JLO ). The research is about coverage analysis to see the implementatiom issue management through me-dia relations activations at online media by Jasa Marga’s Public Relations Officer. This study aims to determine the discourse analysis of coverage regarding to establishment issue of new subsidiary PT. JLO in the online media and to see how Jasa Marga’s public relations of-ficer exercises issue management through media relations activations to handle the issues. Using the discourse analysis method with Halliday model of analysis. The results showed that the discourse in the news are based on fact that really happened. News content is served with a different point of view and very objective. The Media shows its position as a netral posi-tion between two sides of subjects, objective, and reporting the truth to the public. it shows that media relations activations is not bring much influence to the emerging issues and nega-tive news in the media. The conclusion of this study is the coverage was experiencing news balance between negative tone and positive tone after PRO did the media relations activations. But does not eliminate the negative news regarding the issue of the establish-ment of a subsidiary JLO.Abstrak. artikel ini merupakan sebuah analisis wacana pemberitaan di Media Online Liputan6.com mengenai Isu Pendirian Anak Usaha Baru PT. Jasa Layanan Operasi (PT. JLO) serta melihat Implementasi Manajemen Isu Melalui Media Relations pada Media Online yang Dilakukan Oleh Humas Jasa Marga dengan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menge-tahui analisis wacana dari Informasi pemberitaan mengenai isu pendirian anak usaha baru Jasa Marga, PT. Jasa Layanan Operasi (JLO) di media online Liputan6.com dan melihat bagaimana manajemen isu melalui kegiatan media relations dilakukan untuk mengatasi isu pendirian PT. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode analisis wacana dengan model dari M.A.K. Halliday. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa wacana dalam beri-ta berisikan fakta – fakta yang benar terjadi, walaupun dengan tone yang berbeda-beda, positif-negatif-netral. Konten berita yang disajikan dari media online ini memiliki sudut pandang yang berbeda – beda dan objektif. Media menunjukkan posisinya sebagai posisi yang netral, ob-jektif, dan pelapor kebenaran kepada khalayak, sehingga menunjukkan upaya media relations yang dilakukan oleh humas Jasa Marga tidak begitu membawa pengaruh banyak terhadap berkembangnya isu dan pemberitaan negatif yang dimuat. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini ada-lah pemberitaan mengalami keseimbangan tone antara positif dan negatif setelah dilakukannya upaya media relations, namun tidak menghilangkan pemberitaan negatif mengenai isu pendirian anak usaha JLO.


2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sveinung Arnesen

In this paper we argue that pre-election polls and prediction markets reflect two different processes which, by analyzing them together, can help us understand if and how key events which occur during an election campaign influence the final outcome. While polls can be seen as reflecting the voters’ enlightening process towards realizing their vote preferences, prediction markets have this process incorporated into their prediction. We study the movements of weekly poll ratings and IEM market predictions and measure the impact selected events have on these in the run-up to the US 2004 and 2008 presidential elections. We conclude that the Swift Boat ad campaign in 2004 was an enlightening event which moved poll ratings in favor of President Bush, towards the level the IEM market had predicted already before the Swift Boat event. The financial crisis in 2008, on the other hand, was an enlightened event. It came as news to both market traders and poll respondents, sealing the victory for Obama.The paper has previously been presented at the Third International Conference on Prediction and Information Markets, April 3-5 2011, Nottingham Business School.


2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-445
Author(s):  
Vladislav S. Soluianov

The author regards multipolarity as a question open for discussion, the variety of answers to which contribute not only to the comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon, but also to the perception of processes taking place in the world politics. The content of the multipolarity concept is revealed through the perspectives of realism, neorealism, civilizational approach, regional approach, liberalism, and constructivism. From the realism perspective, multipolarity can be considered as an objective reflection of the world development. The foundation of multipolarity consists in the growth of economic, military, and political potential of non-Western powers and the weakening of the US position as a global leader. Neorealism views multipolarity as a property of the international system which affects the behavior of states. The civilizational approach focuses on identifying civilizations as new actors and centers of power on the world stage. The regional approach highlights the importance of the increasing regionalization processes and creation of regional integration systems, which contribute to the formation of multipolarity in the context of the rise of regional powers and weakening of the USs world position. Liberalism seeks to assess the impact of multipolarity on the stability and security of the international system. Along with the predictable attitude to multipolarity as a threat to peace and security, there is another more optimistic point of view. Constructivism regards multipolarity as a foreign policy discourse and a project of several states, primarily Russia. The results allow to see multipolarity from different perspectives and develop a more comprehensive and objective understanding of this phenomenon.


1982 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-16
Author(s):  
Robert G. Picard

‘American publishers and broadcasters are increasingly exercising self-censorship to avoid costly litigation’ says the editor of Freedom of Information Digest, giving a pessimistic assessment of the situation Despite a strong tradition of press freedom and (especially since Watergate) increasingly aggressive investigative journalism in the USA, the country's libel laws can inhibit journalists and lead to self-censorship. The authors of the two articles that follow examine the effect of libel legislation on the US press — one from a journalist's, the other a lawyer's point of view.


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