Political communication cultures in Europe : attitudes of political actors and journalists in nine countries /

"This book offers new and compelling insight into the emergent shared culture of the relationship between political actors and journalists in nine European democracies. It is a truly comparative account of the attitudes of 2,500 political communication elites between Helsinki and Madrid on various aspects of the media's role in politics and on the mutual relationship of politicians, political spokespersons and journalists. The study identifies national political communication cultures across Europe over the importance of journalists in advocacy and commentary, pressures on the media and perceived political influence. It also highlights that professional roles determine the perception of news-making, the interpretation of daily political life and the ethos of professional conduct and interaction. "--"This book offers new and compelling insight into the emergent shared culture of the relationship between political actors and journalists in nine European democracies. It is a truly comparative account of the attitudes of 2,500 political communication elites between Helsinki and Madrid on various aspects of the media's role in politics and on the mutual relationship of politicians, political spokespersons and journalists. The study identifies national political communication cultures across Europe over the importance of journalists in advocacy and commentary, pressures on the media and perceived political influence. It also highlights that professional roles determine the perception of news-making, the interpretation of daily political life and the ethos of professional conduct and interaction. "--Machine generated contents note: -- Table of Contents List of FiguresList of Tables Notes on ContributorsAcknowledgements1.Blind Spots in the Analysis of the Media Politics Relationship in Europe; Barbara PfetschPART I2.The Idea of Political Communication Cultures and its Empirical Desiderates; Barbara Pfetsch3.Contexts of the Media Politics Relationship: Country Selection and Grouping; Barbara Pfetsch, Peter Maurer, Eva Mayerhöffer, Tom Moring and Stephanie Schwab Cammarano 4.Methods and Challenges of Comparative Surveys of Political Communication Elites; Peter Maurer and Miika Vähämaa5.National or Professional? Types of Political Communication Cultures across Europe; Barbara Pfetsch, Eva Mayerhöffer and Tom Moring PART II6.Public Opinion Polls as Input Factor of Political Communication; Eva Mayerhöffer and Aleksander SaSo Slacek Brlek7.Democratic Demands on the Media; Nicklas Håkansson and Eva Mayerhöffer8.Politicized Media? Partisanship and Collusion in the European Context; Anders Esmark9.Media Power in Politics; Günther Lengauer, Patrick Donges and Fritz Plasser10. Media Logics and Changes in News Reporting; Patrick Donges, Nicklas Håkansson and Günther Lengauer11. Public Agenda Setting between Media Logic and Political Logic; Anders Esmark and Eva Mayerhöffer12. Political Communication Roles Inside Out; Anders Esmark and Mark Blach-Ørsten. 13. Distant North - Conflictive South: Patterns of Interaction and Conflict; Stephanie Schwab Cammarano and Juan Di;ez Medrano14. European Political Communication Cultures and Democracy; Tom Moring and Barbara PfetschReferencesIndex