Framing Political Populism: The Role of Media in Framing the Election of Jair Bolsonaro

Araújo, Bruno; Prior, Hélder

doi:10.1080/17512786.2019.1709881

Cited by 47 publications

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“…We acknowledge that the term is also used in cultural studies and media sociology to refer to ways in which journalism serves as a conduit for larger ideological forces. For example, recent work addressed how journalistic norms can aid in the normalization of right-wing populist candidacies in the Americas (Parks 2019;Araújo and Prior 2020).…”

Section: Normalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tweeting Outside the Lines: Normalization and Fragmentation as Political Reporters Break from the Mainstream

Mourão

Molyneux

2020

Journalism Practice

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The field of journalism is experiencing intense diversification in form and message while trying to overcome widespread public disaffection by reinforcing professional norms. This study focuses on two forces-normalization and fragmentation-by observing them at work on social media. We analyzed content and interactions from mainstream and non-mainstream political journalists covering a 2016 U.S. presidential debate. Forces of normalization would draw these two groups of reporters together in a monolithic, widespread practice, perhaps including both newer and older methods. Forces of fragmentation, on the other hand, would drive groups of practitioners further apart, with clearer lines separating mainstream journalism from its offshoots. The key question is where these similarities and differences between mainstream and non-mainstream journalists arise. Findings suggest divergence in objectivity and gatekeeping, and convergence in campaign coverage practices. The evidence suggests that, on Twitter, mainstream reporters insulate themselves by interacting mainly with other journalists, while nonmainstream journalists offer openly partisan interpretations and seek out audience participation and engagement, often from people sharing their viewpoints.

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Section: Normalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tweeting Outside the Lines: Normalization and Fragmentation as Political Reporters Break from the Mainstream

Mourão

Molyneux

2020

Journalism Practice

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“…Not surprisingly, research demonstrates that authoritarian populists and their supporters have made extensive use of social media, integrating these platforms into both election campaigns and governance practices (Bergmann 2018;Brady et al 2017;Engesser et al 2017;Groshek & Koc-Michalska 2017). Social media has been used by leaders such as Modi, Bolsonaro, and Trump to win elections by spreading misinformation and defaming opponents, to bypass criticism of mainstream media by delivering false information directly to supporters, and to threaten, intimidate, or humiliate opponents (Araújo & Prior 2020;Gaufman 2018;Hunter & Power 2019;Ott 2017;Pal, Chandra & Vydiswaran 2016;Sinha 2017;Tufekci 2018).…”

Section: Democratic Decline Authoritarian Populism and Social Mediamentioning

confidence: 99%

(Mis)information, information literacy, and democracy

Lupien

Rourke

2021

JIL

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The current political climate is characterized by an alarming pattern of global democratic regression driven by authoritarian populist leaders who deploy vast misinformation campaigns. These offensives are successful when the majority of the population lack skills that would allow them to think critically about information in the political sphere, to identify misinformation, and therefore to fully exercise democratic citizenship. Political science has theorized the link between information and power and information professionals understand the cognitive decision-making process involved in processing information, but these two literatures rarely intersect. This paper interrogates the links between information literacy (IL) and the rise of authoritarian populism in order to advance the development of a new transtheoretical model that links political science (which studies power), information science, and critical pedagogy to suggest new paths for teaching and research. We call for a collaborative research and teaching agenda, grounded in a holistic understanding of information as power, that will contribute to achieving a more informed citizenship and promoting a more inclusive democracy.

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“…Online deceptive content has been gaining ground in recent years, partly due to the growth of far-right populism and other political extremisms and to the growing use of social media (Araújo & Prior, 2021;Baldwin-Philippi, 2019;Bimber, 2015;Ibsen, 2019;Salgado, 2018). Both the structure and use of social media have amplified hyper-partisanship, confrontation, antagonism, and social divisionism by propelling the creation of like-minded online communities, which are then highly fragmented among each other due to their different ideologies, ideas, beliefs, agendas, and actors.…”

Section: Fake News In Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disinformation in the Brazilian pre-election context: probing the content, spread and implications of fake news about Lula da Silva

Dourado

Salgado

2021

The Communication Review

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This research scrutinizes the content, spread, and implications of disinformation in Brazil's 2018 pre-election period. It focuses specifically on the most widely shared fake news about Lula da Silva and links these with the preexisting polarization and political radicalization, ascertaining the role of context. The research relied on a case study and mixed-methods approach that combined an online data collection of content, spread, propagators, and interactions' analyses, with in-depth analysis of the meaning of such fake news. The results show that the most successful fake news about Lula capitalized on prior hostility toward him, several originated or were spread by conservative right-wing politicians and mainstream journalists, and that the pro-Lula fake news circulated in smaller networks and had overall less global reach. Facebook and WhatsApp were the main dissemination platforms of these contents.

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Framing Political Populism: The Role of Media in Framing the Election of Jair Bolsonaro

Cited by 47 publications

References 13 publications

Tweeting Outside the Lines: Normalization and Fragmentation as Political Reporters Break from the Mainstream

Tweeting Outside the Lines: Normalization and Fragmentation as Political Reporters Break from the Mainstream

(Mis)information, information literacy, and democracy

Disinformation in the Brazilian pre-election context: probing the content, spread and implications of fake news about Lula da Silva

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