Part 5 - Political Logic Vs Media Logic

Front 1

What is mediation?

Back 1

Insitution - Media- Public

Goes both ways, media is simply the medium that carries the message from one part to another.

Front 2

What is mediatization?

Back 2

The instituionalization of media logic in all public spheres. Media integrates with all institutions but is also an institution. Watches over others, but who controls the media? Media logic is interferring in all social spheres and changing the local logic, making media logic the one true way to perceive the world.

Front 3

What does mediatization of politics mean?

Back 3

Politicians adapt to the media logic since they rely on the media to spread their messages. The media logic overshadows other frameworks.

Front 4

What is self-mediatization?

Back 4

Giving politics a media friendly packaging. Three phases:

Production - self-representation - media representation

Front 5

What is a spindoctor?

Back 5

Profesionalizes in adapting politics according to the media logic. Can give events a certain spin that benefits the transmittor of the message.

Front 6

Part 1 political logic:

Back 6

Policy aspect: Creation of politics. Debate, vote etc.

Front 7

Part 2 political logic:

Back 7

Politics aspect: The self-representation. Going public.

Front 8

Part 3 political logic:

Back 8

Polity aspect: Rules that regulate the political process.

Front 9

Which three models of media logic esixt?

Back 9

Liberal model - US, GB

Democratic corporalist - sweden

Polarized pluralist - southern Europe

Front 10

Media logic part 1:

Back 10

Professional aspects:

Autonomy

Norms

Public interest

Critical

Front 11

More specific professional aspects:

Back 11

Gatekeeping

Controlling access to the oublic mediated sphere

Agenda setting

Balanced reporting

Interpretative analytical reporting

watchdog - hold-accountable, work for public interest, critical

Adversiable attackdog - counter politcial instrumentalization, critical

Front 12

Media logic part 2:

Back 12

Commercial aspects, making money, business, news paper agenda

Front 13

Commercial aspects more specific:

Back 13

Spectacularization

Confrontainment

Dramatization

Infotainment

Personalization

Transform discourse

Depoliticalization

Front 14

Media logic part 3:

Back 14

Technological aspects, the media have to adapt to new ways of reporting news. Counters traditional top down media.