Interest Groups in the Media

Abstract

The media play an important role in the way organised groups interact with policymakers, the public and other political actors. An on-going concern in the literature has been the extent to which the media provide an accurate reflection of the political importance of interest groups and lobbyists: Are the political activities of public interest groups over-reported or do significant aspects of some interests escape public scrutiny through the media? Furthermore, communication scholars note an increasing mediatisation of political processes. To the extent that this is actually taking place, all organised interests may have to adapt their strategies to succeed in such a changed environment. This concerns the development and maintenance of a favourable media presence and strategies to avert bad press as well as efforts to utilise the media in campaigns around specific policy issues. The panel invites original contributions on any of the aspects. While we are particularly interested in empirical analyses, innovative conceptual and theoretical contributions are also encouraged.

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