Political Journalism: New Challenges, New Practices (Routledge Ecpr Studies in European Politicalscience)

"Political Journalism" explores practices of political journalism, ranging from American "civic journalism" to the press corps covering the European Union in Brussels, from Bangkok newsrooms to French and Italian scandal hunters. The contributors debate three main areas: what is political journalism? Who are the main actors in the daily routines and interactions of political news production? What is the importance of scandals and adversarial reporting in the coverage of politics? What is the contribution of political journalism to the functioning of modern democracy? This edited collection makes a major contribution to the current upsurge of interest in journalism studies. Challenging both the "mediamalaise" thesis and the notion of the journalist as the faithful servant of democracy, it explores political journalism in the making and maps the opportunities and threats encountered by political journalism in the contemporary sphere. It contains case studies drawn from the US, the UK, Australia, France, the Netherlands and Thailand among others This Topical Collection Examines The Changing Role Of Political Journalism In The Era Of The Soundbite And The Spin-doctor. Topics Covered Include The Manipulation Of Journalists By Politicians And Vice Versa. Political Journalism: Mapping The Terrain / Erik Neveu, Raymond Kuhn -- Four Generations Of Political Journalism / Erik Neveu -- Pt. I. Cross-management Of The Interdependencies Between Journalists And Politicians -- First Blair Government And Political Journalism / Raymond Kuhn -- Crisis In The Mirror: Old And New Elements In Italian Political Communication / Franca Roncarolo -- Political Journalists And Their Sources In Thailand / Duncan Mccargo -- Can Political Journalism Exist At The Eu Level? / Olivier Baisnée -- Pt. Ii. Towards A Cynical Coverage Of Politics? -- Media Escalation And Political Anti-climax In Australia's 'cash For Comment' Scandal / Rodney Tiffen -- Explaining The Wave Of Scandal: The Exposure Of Corruption In Italy, France And Spain / Véronique Pujas -- Ambivalent Watchdog: The Changing Culture Of Political Journalism And Its Effects / Kees Brants, Hetty Van Kempen -- Pt. Iii. Changes In Political Journalism: An Opportunity Or Threat For Democracy? -- Journalism And Democracy In Contemporary Britain / Brian Mcnair -- Repositioning The Newsroom: The American Experience With 'public Journalism' / Theodore L. Glasser, Francis L.f. Lee -- Pt. Iv. Conclusion -- Trends In News Media And Political Journalism / Jeremy Tunstall Edited By Raymond Kuhn And Erik Neveu. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of illustrations......Page 12 Notes on contributors......Page 13 Series editor's preface......Page 16 Acknowledgements......Page 19 Political journalism: mapping the terrain......Page 20 Four generations of political journalism......Page 41 The cross-management of the interdependencies between journalists and politicians......Page 64 The first Blair government and political journalism......Page 66 A crisis in the mirror: old and new elements in Italian political communication......Page 88 Political journalists and their sources in Thailand......Page 111 Can political journalism exist at the EU level?......Page 127 Towards a cynical coverage of politics?......Page 148 Media escalation and political anti-climax in Australia's 'Cash for Comment' scandal......Page 150 Explaining the wave of scandal: the exposure of corruption in Italy, France and Spain......Page 168 The ambivalent watchdog: the changing culture of political journalism and its effects......Page 187 Changes in political journalism: an opportunity or threat for democracy?......Page 206 Journalism and democracy in contemporary Britain......Page 208 Repositioning the newsroom: the American experience with 'public journalism'......Page 222 Conclusion......Page 244 Trends in news media and political journalism......Page 246 Index......Page 261 This collection explores practices of political journalism, ranging from America 'civic journalism' to the press corps covering the European Union in Brussels, from Bangkok newsrooms to French and Italian scandal hunters One of the most famous paintings by Magritte is that of a pipe painted over the artist's usual blue sky and clouds with a caption which says: 'Cecin'est pas une pipe' ['This is not a pipe'].