Government Goes Down the Tube: Images of Government in TV Entertainment, 1955-1998

Lichter, S. Robert; Lichter, Linda S.; Amundson, Daniel

doi:10.1162/108118000569128

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“…This study, however, is centered on cynicism toward politicians, and especially on the aspect of selfishness. The reason is that fake news in general, and A Wonderful Country in particular, tends to present politicians as selfish, self-centered, and preoccupied only with their personal benefits (Lichter et al, 2000). The single item used here to measure cynicism is deemed adequate to capture this particular concept.…”

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When Fake News Becomes Real

Balmas

2012

Communication Research

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This research assesses possible associations between viewing fake news (i.e., political satire) and attitudes of inefficacy, alienation, and cynicism toward political candidates. Using survey data collected during the 2006 Israeli election campaign, the study provides evidence for an indirect positive effect of fake news viewing in fostering the feelings of inefficacy, alienation, and cynicism, through the mediator variable of perceived realism of fake news. Within this process, hard news viewing serves as a moderator of the association between viewing fake news and their perceived realism. It was also demonstrated that perceived realism of fake news is stronger among individuals with high exposure to fake news and low exposure to hard news than among those with high exposure to both fake and hard news. Overall, this study contributes to the scientific knowledge regarding the influence of the interaction between various types of media use on political effects.

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When Fake News Becomes Real

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2012

Communication Research

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“…Television shows frequently portrayed government employees as "robotic paper shufflers or abrasive malcontents who are too lazy, apathetic, or self-absorbed to serve the public" (Lichter, 2000: 101). Patti and Selma, characters on The Simpsons, worked as clerks for the Department of Motor Vehicles and treated their customers horribly (Lichter, 2000). Newman, on Seinfeld, reinforced the stereotype of postal service employees as lazy and self-centered.…”

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The Privatization of the Public Workplace

Roberts¹

2012

Journal of Workplace Rights

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This article examines the argument that civil service systems should adopt market-based human resource management policies and practices similar to those frequently used by for-profit private organizations, in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public organizations. The article also examines the argument that public employees now typically enjoy job security and lucrative benefits not generally available to private sector employees, and that this situation needs to be adjusted in order to bring public sector compensation in line with private sector pay and benefits. The article argues that critics of the independence of civil servants in the United States have intentionally perpetrated the lie that incompetent, corrupt, and lazy individuals make up the majority of public employees. The fact that private sector employees have seen their economic well-being deteriorate over recent decades has made it much easier for critics of public employees to make public employees scapegoats for economic trends. The article also argues that if this trend continues, it presents a direct threat to the long-term independence of civil servants in the United States and opens the way for ideologically driven individuals and interest groups to again gain control over public agencies.

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“…B.. Dagegen weisen Studien zu anderen fiktionalen Formaten gewöhnlich eine stark negative Politikdarstellung nach (z. B Lichter et al 2000;Van Zoonen und Wring 2012)…”

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Seit der Einführung des dualen Rundfunksystems ist die zunehmende Unterhaltungsorientierung in den Medien auch in der politischen Kommunikationsforschung ein Thema geworden. Dabei konzentriert sich die Forschung vorwiegend auf das Fernsehen. Die Vermischung von Politik und Unterhaltung wird unter dem Begriff Politainment diskutiert. Die Erscheinungsformen von Politainment reichen von Talkshows über Satire bis zu fiktionaler Unterhaltung. Daneben finden sich exklusiv für das Internet produzierte Formate wie YouTube-Kanäle, Web-Serien und Memes. Dieser Beitrag liefert eine Bestandsaufnahme der verstreuten Forschungsaktivitäten.

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Government Goes Down the Tube: Images of Government in TV Entertainment, 1955-1998

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