Gilberto Mazzoleni
Biographic Data
| ID | 322444 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gilberto Mazzoleni |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gilberto |
| FAMILY NAME | Mazzoleni |
| SIGNATURE | MAZZOLENI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Milan |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7852-1322 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 753 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
The conventional campaign of an extraordinary election
While the prediction of an exceptional victory of populist forces was shared by analysts at the closing of the parliamentary term, and accordingly a harsh electoral competition was expected, albeit with the aura of uncertainty raised by the new electoral law (‘Rosatellum’), the actual campaign has not proved at all ‘exceptional’. The leaders, the issues and the media coverage were rather a follow-up of the 2013 campaign. That campaign was truly a…
Socially mediated populism: The communicative strategies of political leaders on Facebook
Populism has been defined in many different ways, mostly in regard to political ideology and political dynamics, but only in recent years in relation to communication variables. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the identification of a socially mediated type of populist communication profoundly affected by the specific nature of social media. It presents and discusses empirical evidence on Italy's populist and non-populist leaders that us…
Changes in Contemporary Communication Ecosystems Ask for a “New Look” at the Concept of Mediatisation
The concept of “mediatisation” is enjoying growing popularity in scholarly research because it provides an insight into the influence of media logics in society. This is why mediatisation has been applied to several social, cultural and political phenomena. However, its original meaning is to be re-examined vis-à-vis the establishing of new media and communication ecosystems. This article provides a concise overview of the concept’s applications …
Why Are “Others” So Polarized? Perceived Political Polarization and Media Use in 10 Countries
This study tests the associations between news media use and perceived political polarization, \nconceptualized as citizens’ beliefs about partisan divides among major political parties. Relying \non representative surveys in Canada, Colombia, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, \nNorway, United Kingdom and United States, we test whether perceived polarization is related to \nthe use of television news, newspaper, radio news, and online new…
Media and Politics in Contemporary Italy: From Berlusconi to Grillo
How effective is media self-regulation? Results from a comparative survey of European journalists
This article presents key results of a comparative journalists’ survey on media accountability, for which 1762 journalists in 14 countries had been interrogated online. The article explores how European journalists perceive the impact of old versus new media accountability instruments on professional journalistic standards – established instruments like press councils, ethics codes, ombudsmen and media criticism, but also more recent online instr…
Mediatization and Political Populism
Mediatization and Political Populism
The rapid development of communication technology and of the products of the culture industry has brought about a worldwide phenomenon that has taken shape particularly in the decades after World War II. Known as “mediatization”, this phenomenon involves various processes, such as (a) extending human communication beyond their natural limits, (b) replacing several social activities and institutions and above all (c) obliging social actors and org…
Journalists and Media Accountability: An International Study of News People in the Digital Age
Reconsidering ‘virtuous circle’ and ‘media malaise’ theories of the media: An 11-nation study
This study, based on a content analysis of television news and survey in eleven nations, explores the split between those who see the media as politically alienating and others who see the media as encouraging greater political involvement. Here, we suggest that both positions are partly right. On the one hand, television news, and in particular public service television news, can be very effective in imparting information about public affairs an…
Sources in the News: A comparative study
In analysing the news media's role in serving the functions associated with democratic citizenship, the number, diversity and range of news sources are central. Research conducted on sources has overwhelmingly focused on individual national systems. However, studying variations in news source patterns across national environments enhances understanding of the media's role. This article is based on a larger project, “Media System, Political Contex…
International Tv News, Foreign Affairs Interest and Public Knowledge: A comparative study of foreign news coverage and public opinion in 11 countries
This article investigates the volume of foreign news provided by public service and commercial TV channels in countries with different media systems, and how this corresponds to the public's interest in and knowledge of foreign affairs. We use content analyses of television newscasts and public opinion surveys in 11 countries across five continents to provide new insight into the supply and demand for international television news. We find that (…
Populism and the Media
The European political landscape of the last decade has been home to numerous political figures that have stood out by virtue of their personality and their voicing of popular discontent. These include the likes of Jean-Marie Le Pen, Jörg Haider, Christoph Blocher, Pim Fortuyn and Silvio Berlusconi, all of whom are among the more recent manifestations of the populist political climate affecting much of contemporary Europe, as discussed in the int…
The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Research Group
Introduction - Denis McQuail Austria - Josef Trappel Belgium - Els De Bens Czech Republic - Jan [ac]Cul[ac]ik Denmark - Frands Mortensen Finland - Marina [um]Osterlund-Karinkanta France - Jean-Marie Charon Germany - Hans J Kleinsteuber Greece - Stylianos Papathanossopoulos Hungary - B[ac]alazs Kiss Ireland - Wolfgang Truetzschler Italy - Gianpietro Mazzoleni Luxembourg - Mario Hirsch The Netherlands - Kees Brants Norway - Helge [sl]Ostbye Poland …
With the Media, Without the Media: Reasons and Implications of the Electoral Success of Silvio Berlusconi in 2001
The Media in the Age of Digital Communication
The Italian broadcasting system between politics and the market
Silvio Berlusconi's success in the European elections of 1999 reopened the Italian debate over the leader of Forza Italia's conflict of interests in the media and politics. This question is one among many that currently concern the relationship between the media, the market and politics in Italy. The Italian broadcasting system has long been subaltern to the political climate and its idiosyncrasies: in the past, the incapacity or lack of desire t…
A Return to Civic and Political Engagement Prompted by Personalized Political Leadership
Keywords: Political Leadership Personalization Political Engagement Charismatic Leadership Symbolic Politics
"Mediatization" of Politics: A Challenge for Democracy
The growing intrusion of media into the political domain in many countries has led critics to worry about the approach of the "media-driven republic," in which mass media will usurp the functions of political institutions in the liberal state. However, close inspection of the evidence reveals that political institutions in many nations have retained their functions in the face of expanded media power. The best description of the current situation…
Medienpolitik oder Politik mittels Medien? Die Unzulänglichkeit des Begriffs ‘Mediokratie’
Eines der in vielen Landern am meisten diskutierten Probleme, die mit dem Bereich der politischen Kommunikation zusammenhangen, ist die Zukunft des demokratischen Prozesses angesichts der Herausforderungen, welche der sich ausbreitende und zunehmende Gebrauch der neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien mit sich bringt. Die Haltungen, die von Kommentatoren, Politikern und Wissenschaftler zu den moglichen Folgen der Einrichtung der neuen…
Towards a `Videocracy: Italian Political Communication at a Turning Point
The victory of media mogul Silvio Berlusconi in the 1994 Italian elections, epitomizes the dramatic changes in the political arena and in the country's form of political communication. This article analyses the social, political and media factors that shaped the transition from the `First Republic' of the old party establishment, which was overthrown as a result of judicial enquiries, to the `Second Republic' of the new political subjects, and di…
Emergence of the candidate and political marketing: Television and election campaigns in Italy in the 1980s
Major changes are occurring in Italy's political communication system. Party‐media relations, which for so long have been characterized by collusion, with journalists being subservient to the needs and wants of the political parties, have begun to show some signs of changing. Television journalism may be moving away from political subservience, indicated by an increasing emphasis on the entertainment aspects of political contests, greater attenti…
Media Logic and Party Logic in Campaign Coverage: The Italian General Election of 1983
This article gives an account of the first attempt in Italy to investigate the behaviour of the mass media in an election campaign, from the perspectives of both information and propaganda. Starting from the observation of major changes in the Italian political scene, such as the secularization of politics, the crisis of the mass party and the increased commercialization of broadcasting, it was hypothesized that the media, traditionally subordina…
Audiovisuality in Ascendancy
Italy
"Mediatization" of Politics: A Challenge for Democracy
The growing intrusion of media into the political domain in many countries has led critics to worry about the approach of the "media-driven republic," in which mass media will usurp the functions of political institutions in the liberal state. However, close inspection of the evidence reveals that political institutions in many nations have retained their functions in the face of expanded media power. The best description of the current situation…
Socially mediated populism: The communicative strategies of political leaders on Facebook
Populism has been defined in many different ways, mostly in regard to political ideology and political dynamics, but only in recent years in relation to communication variables. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the identification of a socially mediated type of populist communication profoundly affected by the specific nature of social media. It presents and discusses empirical evidence on Italy's populist and non-populist leaders that us…
International Tv News, Foreign Affairs Interest and Public Knowledge: A comparative study of foreign news coverage and public opinion in 11 countries
This article investigates the volume of foreign news provided by public service and commercial TV channels in countries with different media systems, and how this corresponds to the public's interest in and knowledge of foreign affairs. We use content analyses of television newscasts and public opinion surveys in 11 countries across five continents to provide new insight into the supply and demand for international television news. We find that (…
Sources in the News: A comparative study
In analysing the news media's role in serving the functions associated with democratic citizenship, the number, diversity and range of news sources are central. Research conducted on sources has overwhelmingly focused on individual national systems. However, studying variations in news source patterns across national environments enhances understanding of the media's role. This article is based on a larger project, “Media System, Political Contex…
Why Are “Others” So Polarized? Perceived Political Polarization and Media Use in 10 Countries
This study tests the associations between news media use and perceived political polarization, \nconceptualized as citizens’ beliefs about partisan divides among major political parties. Relying \non representative surveys in Canada, Colombia, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, \nNorway, United Kingdom and United States, we test whether perceived polarization is related to \nthe use of television news, newspaper, radio news, and online new…
Reconsidering ‘virtuous circle’ and ‘media malaise’ theories of the media: An 11-nation study
This study, based on a content analysis of television news and survey in eleven nations, explores the split between those who see the media as politically alienating and others who see the media as encouraging greater political involvement. Here, we suggest that both positions are partly right. On the one hand, television news, and in particular public service television news, can be very effective in imparting information about public affairs an…
A Return to Civic and Political Engagement Prompted by Personalized Political Leadership
Keywords: Political Leadership Personalization Political Engagement Charismatic Leadership Symbolic Politics
Journalists and Media Accountability: An International Study of News People in the Digital Age
Media Logic and Party Logic in Campaign Coverage: The Italian General Election of 1983
This article gives an account of the first attempt in Italy to investigate the behaviour of the mass media in an election campaign, from the perspectives of both information and propaganda. Starting from the observation of major changes in the Italian political scene, such as the secularization of politics, the crisis of the mass party and the increased commercialization of broadcasting, it was hypothesized that the media, traditionally subordina…
Towards a `Videocracy: Italian Political Communication at a Turning Point
The victory of media mogul Silvio Berlusconi in the 1994 Italian elections, epitomizes the dramatic changes in the political arena and in the country's form of political communication. This article analyses the social, political and media factors that shaped the transition from the `First Republic' of the old party establishment, which was overthrown as a result of judicial enquiries, to the `Second Republic' of the new political subjects, and di…
Changes in Contemporary Communication Ecosystems Ask for a “New Look” at the Concept of Mediatisation
The concept of “mediatisation” is enjoying growing popularity in scholarly research because it provides an insight into the influence of media logics in society. This is why mediatisation has been applied to several social, cultural and political phenomena. However, its original meaning is to be re-examined vis-à-vis the establishing of new media and communication ecosystems. This article provides a concise overview of the concept’s applications …
How effective is media self-regulation? Results from a comparative survey of European journalists
This article presents key results of a comparative journalists’ survey on media accountability, for which 1762 journalists in 14 countries had been interrogated online. The article explores how European journalists perceive the impact of old versus new media accountability instruments on professional journalistic standards – established instruments like press councils, ethics codes, ombudsmen and media criticism, but also more recent online instr…
Emergence of the candidate and political marketing: Television and election campaigns in Italy in the 1980s
Major changes are occurring in Italy's political communication system. Party‐media relations, which for so long have been characterized by collusion, with journalists being subservient to the needs and wants of the political parties, have begun to show some signs of changing. Television journalism may be moving away from political subservience, indicated by an increasing emphasis on the entertainment aspects of political contests, greater attenti…
The conventional campaign of an extraordinary election
While the prediction of an exceptional victory of populist forces was shared by analysts at the closing of the parliamentary term, and accordingly a harsh electoral competition was expected, albeit with the aura of uncertainty raised by the new electoral law (‘Rosatellum’), the actual campaign has not proved at all ‘exceptional’. The leaders, the issues and the media coverage were rather a follow-up of the 2013 campaign. That campaign was truly a…
The Italian broadcasting system between politics and the market
Silvio Berlusconi's success in the European elections of 1999 reopened the Italian debate over the leader of Forza Italia's conflict of interests in the media and politics. This question is one among many that currently concern the relationship between the media, the market and politics in Italy. The Italian broadcasting system has long been subaltern to the political climate and its idiosyncrasies: in the past, the incapacity or lack of desire t…
I buffoni sacri d'America; studio a lungo termine di una istituzione socio-culturale del sud-ovest
Italy
Audiovisuality in Ascendancy
Media Logic and Party Logic in Campaign Coverage: The Italian General Election of 1983
This article gives an account of the first attempt in Italy to investigate the behaviour of the mass media in an election campaign, from the perspectives of both information and propaganda. Starting from the observation of major changes in the Italian political scene, such as the secularization of politics, the crisis of the mass party and the increased commercialization of broadcasting, it was hypothesized that the media, traditionally subordina…
Emergence of the candidate and political marketing: Television and election campaigns in Italy in the 1980s
Major changes are occurring in Italy's political communication system. Party‐media relations, which for so long have been characterized by collusion, with journalists being subservient to the needs and wants of the political parties, have begun to show some signs of changing. Television journalism may be moving away from political subservience, indicated by an increasing emphasis on the entertainment aspects of political contests, greater attenti…
Towards a `Videocracy: Italian Political Communication at a Turning Point
The victory of media mogul Silvio Berlusconi in the 1994 Italian elections, epitomizes the dramatic changes in the political arena and in the country's form of political communication. This article analyses the social, political and media factors that shaped the transition from the `First Republic' of the old party establishment, which was overthrown as a result of judicial enquiries, to the `Second Republic' of the new political subjects, and di…
Medienpolitik oder Politik mittels Medien? Die Unzulänglichkeit des Begriffs ‘Mediokratie’
Eines der in vielen Landern am meisten diskutierten Probleme, die mit dem Bereich der politischen Kommunikation zusammenhangen, ist die Zukunft des demokratischen Prozesses angesichts der Herausforderungen, welche der sich ausbreitende und zunehmende Gebrauch der neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien mit sich bringt. Die Haltungen, die von Kommentatoren, Politikern und Wissenschaftler zu den moglichen Folgen der Einrichtung der neuen…
"Mediatization" of Politics: A Challenge for Democracy
The growing intrusion of media into the political domain in many countries has led critics to worry about the approach of the "media-driven republic," in which mass media will usurp the functions of political institutions in the liberal state. However, close inspection of the evidence reveals that political institutions in many nations have retained their functions in the face of expanded media power. The best description of the current situation…
The Italian broadcasting system between politics and the market
Silvio Berlusconi's success in the European elections of 1999 reopened the Italian debate over the leader of Forza Italia's conflict of interests in the media and politics. This question is one among many that currently concern the relationship between the media, the market and politics in Italy. The Italian broadcasting system has long been subaltern to the political climate and its idiosyncrasies: in the past, the incapacity or lack of desire t…
A Return to Civic and Political Engagement Prompted by Personalized Political Leadership
Keywords: Political Leadership Personalization Political Engagement Charismatic Leadership Symbolic Politics
The Media in the Age of Digital Communication
The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Research Group
Introduction - Denis McQuail Austria - Josef Trappel Belgium - Els De Bens Czech Republic - Jan [ac]Cul[ac]ik Denmark - Frands Mortensen Finland - Marina [um]Osterlund-Karinkanta France - Jean-Marie Charon Germany - Hans J Kleinsteuber Greece - Stylianos Papathanossopoulos Hungary - B[ac]alazs Kiss Ireland - Wolfgang Truetzschler Italy - Gianpietro Mazzoleni Luxembourg - Mario Hirsch The Netherlands - Kees Brants Norway - Helge [sl]Ostbye Poland …
With the Media, Without the Media: Reasons and Implications of the Electoral Success of Silvio Berlusconi in 2001
Populism and the Media
The European political landscape of the last decade has been home to numerous political figures that have stood out by virtue of their personality and their voicing of popular discontent. These include the likes of Jean-Marie Le Pen, Jörg Haider, Christoph Blocher, Pim Fortuyn and Silvio Berlusconi, all of whom are among the more recent manifestations of the populist political climate affecting much of contemporary Europe, as discussed in the int…
Sources in the News: A comparative study
In analysing the news media's role in serving the functions associated with democratic citizenship, the number, diversity and range of news sources are central. Research conducted on sources has overwhelmingly focused on individual national systems. However, studying variations in news source patterns across national environments enhances understanding of the media's role. This article is based on a larger project, “Media System, Political Contex…
International Tv News, Foreign Affairs Interest and Public Knowledge: A comparative study of foreign news coverage and public opinion in 11 countries
This article investigates the volume of foreign news provided by public service and commercial TV channels in countries with different media systems, and how this corresponds to the public's interest in and knowledge of foreign affairs. We use content analyses of television newscasts and public opinion surveys in 11 countries across five continents to provide new insight into the supply and demand for international television news. We find that (…
Mediatization and Political Populism
Mediatization and Political Populism
The rapid development of communication technology and of the products of the culture industry has brought about a worldwide phenomenon that has taken shape particularly in the decades after World War II. Known as “mediatization”, this phenomenon involves various processes, such as (a) extending human communication beyond their natural limits, (b) replacing several social activities and institutions and above all (c) obliging social actors and org…
Journalists and Media Accountability: An International Study of News People in the Digital Age
Reconsidering ‘virtuous circle’ and ‘media malaise’ theories of the media: An 11-nation study
This study, based on a content analysis of television news and survey in eleven nations, explores the split between those who see the media as politically alienating and others who see the media as encouraging greater political involvement. Here, we suggest that both positions are partly right. On the one hand, television news, and in particular public service television news, can be very effective in imparting information about public affairs an…
How effective is media self-regulation? Results from a comparative survey of European journalists
This article presents key results of a comparative journalists’ survey on media accountability, for which 1762 journalists in 14 countries had been interrogated online. The article explores how European journalists perceive the impact of old versus new media accountability instruments on professional journalistic standards – established instruments like press councils, ethics codes, ombudsmen and media criticism, but also more recent online instr…
Why Are “Others” So Polarized? Perceived Political Polarization and Media Use in 10 Countries
This study tests the associations between news media use and perceived political polarization, \nconceptualized as citizens’ beliefs about partisan divides among major political parties. Relying \non representative surveys in Canada, Colombia, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, \nNorway, United Kingdom and United States, we test whether perceived polarization is related to \nthe use of television news, newspaper, radio news, and online new…
Media and Politics in Contemporary Italy: From Berlusconi to Grillo
Changes in Contemporary Communication Ecosystems Ask for a “New Look” at the Concept of Mediatisation
The concept of “mediatisation” is enjoying growing popularity in scholarly research because it provides an insight into the influence of media logics in society. This is why mediatisation has been applied to several social, cultural and political phenomena. However, its original meaning is to be re-examined vis-à-vis the establishing of new media and communication ecosystems. This article provides a concise overview of the concept’s applications …
The conventional campaign of an extraordinary election
While the prediction of an exceptional victory of populist forces was shared by analysts at the closing of the parliamentary term, and accordingly a harsh electoral competition was expected, albeit with the aura of uncertainty raised by the new electoral law (‘Rosatellum’), the actual campaign has not proved at all ‘exceptional’. The leaders, the issues and the media coverage were rather a follow-up of the 2013 campaign. That campaign was truly a…
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