Political communication and mediatic urgency: An ethnographic approach of Portuguese parliamentary journalists at work

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Autor(a) principal: Mineiro, J.
Data de Publicação: 2024
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/31305
Resumo: What kinds of relationships exist between Members of Parliament (MPs), journalists, and spin doctors in Parliament, and how do these relationships influence the performance and representation of politics? Drawing on an unprecedented ethnographic investigation on the Portuguese Parliament, this article suggests that these relations, marked by both closeness and conflict, structure a communication regime driven by social acceleration and mediatic urgency. It is also noteworthy that the media rhythm is intensified by the precariousness of journalism, the hyper-communication of the political parties, and the role of spin doctors in shaping the narratives of political communication. It is concluded that journalism, self-proclaimed an instrument of scrutiny of the political reality, is in practice an instrument of construction of that same reality, reproducing an idea of politics as a specialized practice, as opposed to its understanding as a potential dimension of human relations.
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title Political communication and mediatic urgency: An ethnographic approach of Portuguese parliamentary journalists at work
spellingShingle Political communication and mediatic urgency: An ethnographic approach of Portuguese parliamentary journalists at work
Mineiro, J.
Acceleration
Democracy
Ethnography
Parliament
Parliamentary journalism
Political journalism
Political communication
Spin doctors
title_short Political communication and mediatic urgency: An ethnographic approach of Portuguese parliamentary journalists at work
title_full Political communication and mediatic urgency: An ethnographic approach of Portuguese parliamentary journalists at work
title_fullStr Political communication and mediatic urgency: An ethnographic approach of Portuguese parliamentary journalists at work
title_full_unstemmed Political communication and mediatic urgency: An ethnographic approach of Portuguese parliamentary journalists at work
title_sort Political communication and mediatic urgency: An ethnographic approach of Portuguese parliamentary journalists at work
author Mineiro, J.
author_facet Mineiro, J.
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Mineiro, J.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Acceleration
Democracy
Ethnography
Parliament
Parliamentary journalism
Political journalism
Political communication
Spin doctors
topic Acceleration
Democracy
Ethnography
Parliament
Parliamentary journalism
Political journalism
Political communication
Spin doctors
description What kinds of relationships exist between Members of Parliament (MPs), journalists, and spin doctors in Parliament, and how do these relationships influence the performance and representation of politics? Drawing on an unprecedented ethnographic investigation on the Portuguese Parliament, this article suggests that these relations, marked by both closeness and conflict, structure a communication regime driven by social acceleration and mediatic urgency. It is also noteworthy that the media rhythm is intensified by the precariousness of journalism, the hyper-communication of the political parties, and the role of spin doctors in shaping the narratives of political communication. It is concluded that journalism, self-proclaimed an instrument of scrutiny of the political reality, is in practice an instrument of construction of that same reality, reproducing an idea of politics as a specialized practice, as opposed to its understanding as a potential dimension of human relations.
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