Irish Media and the Shaping of Political Discourse

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ID23650417
AuthorsJane Suiter (0000-0002-2747-8069, Dublin City University), Roderick Flynn (Dublin City University)
Year2021
Pages595-C34.P88
Publication date2021-08-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueOxford Handbook of Irish Politics (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198823834.013.35
OpenAlexW4212819816
ISBN9780198823834
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

This chapter summarizes the development of the Irish media system through the lens of mediation and mediatization. It outlines the early strong state control of the broadcasting sector and the relatively quiescent attitude of many print journalists in the early days of development. It follows with a description of the growing influence of political actors and consequences of mass media logics which was at the core of late twentieth-century Irish democracy. Next, it describes the rise of digital communication technologies and the advent of social media, and the emergence of a hybrid media system that instigated a shift in power relations between politicians and journalists. Finally, it concludes with a focus on the challenges related to regulation of the social media environment and those related to supporting a quality information environment.

Democracy · Irish · Media studies · Mediation · New media · Political science · Politics · Social media · Sociology · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Law · Media Studies and Communication

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