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The Entertainization of Political Information

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Kees Brants
University of Amsterdam
Jörg-Uwe Nieland
University of Duisburg-Essen

Abstract

Increasingly, the distinction between political information and entertainment gets blurred in the media. Newspapers reveal trends of 'tabloidization', TV news and magazines move from a pure information towards an 'infotainment' orientation. Political actors increasingly seek to become visible to the audience not only through information programs but also through entertainment programs. A panel should explore this trend and its meaning for the quality and effects of political communications in various European countries.

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