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International Journal of Press/Politics
Journal Prestige (SJR): 2.458

Citation Impact (citeScore): 3
Number of Followers: 11

Hybrid journal * Containing 2 Open Access article(s) in this issue *
ISSN (Print) 1940-1612 - ISSN (Online) 1940-1620
Published by Sage Publications

[1088 journals]

Book Review: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
- Authors: Fenwick McKelvey
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-07-27T09:14:16Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219865746
Digital Technologies and Selective Exposure: How Choice and Filter Bubbles
Shape News Media Exposure
- Authors: Ana S. Cardenal, Carlos Aguilar-Paredes, Carol Galais, Mario Pérez-Montoro
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  This paper analyzes the role of different origins to news media in selective exposure. We rely on a unique web-tracking online dataset from Spain to identify points of access to news outlets and study the influence of direct navigation and news-referred platforms (i.e., from Facebook and Google) on selective exposure. We also explore cross-level interactions between origins to news and political interest and ideology. We find that direct navigation increases selective exposure while Google reduces it. We also find that the relationship between origins to news and selective exposure is strongly moderated by ideology, suggesting that search engines and social media are not content neutral. Our findings suggest a rather complex picture regarding selective exposure online.
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-07-26T09:40:18Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219862988
On Behalf of the People: The Use of Public Opinion and the Perception of
“the People” in Political Communication Strategies of Dutch MPs
- Authors: Edina Strikovic, Toni G. L. A. van der Meer, Emma van der Goot, Linda Bos, Rens Vliegenthart
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  This study investigates the role of public opinion for members of parliaments (MPs) in a time in which communication about the will of “the People” is high on the political agenda. By means of face-to-face elite interviews with Dutch MPs, we explore who politicians perceive as “the People,” how they assess “the will of the People,” and how this translates into their communication strategies. We find that MPs distinguish between listening to individual opinion, to understand what topics are at the forefront of “the People’s” minds, and taking political action considering a more general public. MPs are divided in their acceptance of the term “the People”—some find it useful, while others voice concerns over its antipluralistic implications. We find evidence of populist communication strategies in the form of references to public opinion across the political spectrum. Political communication is used for political marketing and to connect to the electorate. We conclude that Dutch MPs are not becoming more populist across the political spectrum, but rather that there is a tendency toward personalization and authenticity in political communication, which makes “normal” political communication appear more populist.
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-07-22T09:10:32Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219864297
Transforming Stability into Change: How the Media Select and Report
Opinion Polls
- Authors: Erik Gahner Larsen, Zoltán Fazekas
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  Although political polls show stability over short periods of time, most media coverage of polls highlights recurrent changes in the political competition. We present evidence for a snowball effect where small and insignificant changes in polls end up in the media coverage as stories about changes. To demonstrate this process, we rely on the full population of political polls in Denmark and a combination of human coding and supervised machine learning of more than four thousand news articles. Through these steps, we show how a horserace coverage of polls about change can rest on a foundation of stability.
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-07-22T09:10:13Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219864295
Journalists and Editors: Political Proximity as Determinant of Career and
Autonomy
- Authors: Andrea Ceron, Sergio Splendore, Thomas Hanitzsch, Neil Thurman
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  Political economy suggests that media owners try to influence the process of media production by providing career incentives to like-minded journalists and adjusting the level of professional autonomy granted to them. Accordingly, we analyze whether the political distance between editors and journalists (i.e., reporters) affects the careers of journalists in terms of rank and salary, as well as their perceived professional autonomy. We hypothesize that editors reward and allow freedom to journalists whose political viewpoints coincide more precisely with their own. Political proximity to editors should lead to a better salary and rank for reporters and to a stronger perception of editorial autonomy among reporters. We tested our hypotheses through statistical analysis using data from the Worlds of Journalism Study. We analyzed the answers of 3,087 journalists interviewed between 2012 and 2016 in six European countries: Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The results support our hypotheses. The analysis reveals a polarization of media outlet editors, and robust results were achieved via a measure of political proximity that takes into account the particular influence of left-leaning and right-leaning editors. Such partisan leaning, however, seems less relevant in countries belonging to Hallin and Mancini’s Atlantic model.
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-07-17T08:59:33Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219862489
When Do Media Matter Most' A Study on the Relationship between
Negative Economic News and Consumer Confidence across the Twenty-Eight EU
States
Open Access Article
- Authors: Jeroen Jonkman, Mark Boukes, Rens Vliegenthart
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  This study provides a longitudinal, cross-national account of the relationship between negative news coverage and consumer confidence across all twenty-eight European Union (EU) member states for the period 2005–2017. We rely on an extensive data set of international news agency coverage and a range of economic indicators retrieved from Eurostat. Employing fixed-effects pooled time series and multilevel models, we demonstrate that negative news coverage is negatively associated with consumer confidence, generally. Confirming our hypotheses grounded in media system dependency theory, more specifically, this association was stronger for the sociotropic attribute of consumer confidence than its egocentric attribute. Moreover, the association weakened under circumstances where unemployment was rising as well as in those countries that faced the most severe consequences of the financial crisis. Altogether, news coverage matters especially when people are affected less directly by the consequences of economic downturn.
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-07-09T12:07:57Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219858704
Crossing Lines in the Twitter Debate on Catalonia’s Independence
- Authors: Joan Balcells, Albert Padró-Solanet
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  The effect of social media as a potential sphere for public deliberation still remains unclear. For some analysts, social media can create a vibrant space for political discussion, whereas others believe they do not provide the right conditions for meaningful interaction and could even have negative effects on public opinion by, for instance, fostering communication within isolated enclaves. Focusing on the debate surrounding Catalonia’s secession, this article analyses the interaction on Twitter between the opposite sides of this divisive political issue. Carefully based on a nonbiased random sampling procedure, we describe Twitter conversations through network and content analyses, using both indicators of the structure of conversations and opinion diversity. Remarkably, we find that Twitter users cross lines of difference and interact with people holding opposing views. Through a regression analysis, we show that the level of reciprocity, understood as repeated interaction and measured by the depth of the conversation, is explained by heterogeneity and associated with a higher involvement of the pro-independence side. However, if heterogeneity is combined with extremism, the development of longer conversations is severely cut. Overall, this article points toward the actual use of social media as a space for cross-cutting communication and debate despite strong disagreement.
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-07-05T08:23:05Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219858687
Protests, Media Coverage, and a Hierarchy of Social Struggle
- Authors: Danielle K. Kilgo, Summer Harlow
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  News coverage is fundamental to a protest’s viability, but research suggests media negatively portray protests and protesters that challenge the status quo (a pattern known as the protest paradigm). This study questions the validity of those claims within the context of digital newspaper coverage, interrogating how topic and region shape coverage. Using a content analysis of coverage from sixteen newspapers in various U.S. market types and regions, this research examines framing and sourcing features in articles about protests. Results suggest media coverage of protests centered on racial issues (discrimination of Indigenous people and anti-Black racism) follows more of a delegitimizing pattern than stories about protests related to immigrants’ rights, health, and environment. A model to understand news coverage of protest based on a hierarchy of social struggle is proposed.
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-06-19T12:37:07Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219853517
State–Media Consensus on Going to War' Australian Newspapers,
Political Elites, and Fighting the Islamic State
- Authors: Peter E. Mulherin, Benjamin Isakhan
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-06-03T10:13:06Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219853514
Qualitative Quotes: The Prevalence and Effects of Survey Respondent
Exemplars in Political News Coverage
- Authors: Ben Gaskins, Jason Barabas, Jennifer Jerit
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-06-03T10:12:26Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219851071
The Rally-Intensive Campaign: A Distinct Form of Electioneering in
Sub-Saharan Africa and Beyond
- Authors: Dan Paget
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-05-10T06:31:41Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219847952
Unpacking Journalists’ (Dis)Trust: Expressions of Suspicion in the
Narratives of Journalists Covering the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Authors: Tali Aharoni, Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-04-09T12:50:14Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219841902
Discursive Power in Contemporary Media Systems: A Comparative Framework
Open Access Article
- Authors: Andreas Jungherr, Oliver Posegga, Jisun An
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-04-04T06:37:03Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219841543
Mass Media as a Source of Public Responsiveness
- Authors: Fabian G. Neuner, Stuart N. Soroka, Christopher Wlezien
  First page: 269
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-03-15T11:12:32Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219832416
Selective Exposure to Public Service News over Thirty Years: The Role of
Ideological Leaning, Party Support, and Political Interest
- Authors: Peter M. Dahlgren
  First page: 293
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-03-18T07:03:48Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219836223
Who Learns in Information Rich Contexts' The Informative Effects of
the 2015 Spanish Electoral Campaign
- Authors: Monica Ferrín, Marta Fraile, Gema M. García-Albacete
  First page: 315
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-02-23T06:17:54Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219832455
Strategic Allies and the Survival of Critical Media under Repressive
Conditions: An Empirical Analysis of Local Mexican Press
- Authors: Grisel Salazar
  First page: 341
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-04-26T06:02:07Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219843200
Measures of Campaign Negativity: Comparing Approaches and Eliminating
Partisan Bias
- Authors: Annemarie S. Walter, Cees van der Eijk
  First page: 363
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-04-26T06:02:27Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219843404
From Epistemic to Identity Crisis: Perspectives on the 2016 U.S.
Presidential Election
- Authors: Daniel Kreiss
  First page: 383
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-04-19T07:26:51Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219843256
Invited Book Review: Losing Pravda: Ethics and The Press in Post-Truth
Russia
- Authors: Lucas Graves
  First page: 389
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-01-09T11:22:36Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161218823700
Book Review: China’s Digital Nationalism
- Authors: Rongbin Han
  First page: 391
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-04-08T10:41:57Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219842835
Book Review: Apostles of Certainty. Data Journalism and the Politics of
Doubt
- Authors: Christian Pentzold
  First page: 394
  Abstract: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: The International Journal of Press/Politics
  PubDate: 2019-04-19T07:28:58Z
  DOI: 10.1177/1940161219843102