Journalistic coverage of political and financial crises and the “issue” of political corruption
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Keywords

News Coverage
Media
Political Communication
Western Crisis
Political Corruption

How to Cite

Cunha, I. F. (2013). Journalistic coverage of political and financial crises and the “issue” of political corruption. Brazilian Journalism Research, 9(1), 18–37. https://doi.org/10.25200/BJR.v9n1.2013.481

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship between news coverage, political communication, crises and corruption, focusing on Western democracies and particularly Portugal. Firstly, political communication and news coverage are discussed, based on the assumption that the commoditisation of the goals of media and information companies has resulted in changes in the balance between the political and media fields. Within this perspective, attention is devoted to the consequences of these changes in Western democracies, taking into consideration not only certain aspects that tend to subvert underlying principles of representative democracy, but also the emergence of new social movements craving greater democratic participation in the public sphere. In addition, this study examines the concepts of crisis and political corruption, seeking to identify the historical and cultural elements that correlate the two phenomena in Western democracies, especially in Portugal. Finally, it addresses the processes of exposing corruption phenomena and their legal implications, as well as the principles of transparency of information and the consequences upon democracy.

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