Mainstreaming populism through the Twitter practices of politicians and the news media
A case study of the 2016 Brexit referendum debates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6149552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jingrong Tong (0000-0003-3635-0216, Department of Journalism Studies, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK), Landong Zuo (Independent researcher, London, UK) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 361-375 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Information Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-8754 • E-ISSN: 1570-1255 |
| Publisher | IOS Press (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.3233/ip-190197 |
| OpenAlex | W3036363140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 49 |
Over recent years, the Western world has witnessed the (re-)rise of populism, which was marginal compared to the (once-)dominant ideologies of globalisation and European integration. This article examines the role played by the Twitter practices of politicians and the news media in mainstreaming populism through a case study of the 2016 Brexit referendum debates. The communicative freedom of politicians and the extensive attention given to them by users enabled the presenting of populist arguments as a legitimate part of debates about the referendum. The news media paid overwhelming attention to politicians and focused on the issues of immigration and the economy in their tweets, creating the sphere of legitimate controversy where populist arguments appeared in parallel with those supporting globalisation and European integration. In this case, the Twitter practices of British politicians and the news media led to the extensive – but largely uncritical – presence and articulation of populist claims on Twitter. Their strong presence alongside pro-EU and pro-globalisation arguments gave these populist perspectives a central place in the debates on the referendum. The mainstreaming of populism through the Twitter practices of politicians and the news media is inextricably linked with, and thus needs to be understood within, the broader context of rising populism where the (once-)dominant ideologies of globalisation and European integration are in decline
Brexit · Context (archaeology · Economics · European union · Globalization · Ideology · Journalism · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Referendum · Social media · Sociology · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Media and Politics
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |