Post-Truth, Post-Press, Post-Europe - Euroscepticism and the Crisis of Political Communication (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)

This book explores whether a beleaguered press in recent years has been developing an emotive, Eurosceptic post-truth rhetoric of its own - competing for attention with populist politicians. These politicians now by-pass the media, talking directly to their publics in blogs, on Twitter and Facebook. In the post-truth age, objective facts are less influential in shaping opinion than appeals to emotion. Audiences congregate around views they share and want to believe. The author presents a critical discourse analysis of the language used by populist politicians online, on Facebook, and subsequently quoted in the press, which highlights how the political rhetoric of Italian and British politicians is often at its most inflammatory around the issue of immigration. The same goes for the press. The Italian case study focuses on media coverage of the 2014 and 2019 European elections and 2018 general election. The British case study examines press reporting of the 2016 UK referendum on EU membership, the 2017 general election, and the September 2019 parliamentary debate immediately following the UK Supreme Court ruling that proroguing of Parliament was illegal. From the picture that emerges, the author argues that journalists need to change how they report, to challenge the post-truthers, holding them to account and pressing them on the facts while also harnessing the emotions of disaffected publics.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Rhetoric, Politics and Society
Release date:	September 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Paul Rowinski
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	252
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-055573-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism
LSN:	3-03-055573-9
Barcode:	9783030555733

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