From adversarialism to antagonism
Challenges to the norms of the broadcast news accountability interview in an age of conflict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7478156 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Montgomery (0000-0002-8426-4817, University of Strathclyde, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 520-541 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14648849241295527 |
| OpenAlex | W4405089386 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
The accountability interview in which a public figure is held to account for their statements or actions is a well-established armature in the delivery of broadcast news. In its broadcast canonical form it relies on questioning as an instrument for addressing issues of knowledge, responsibility, and the rightness of actions of those with public standing. However, shifts in questioning techniques have accelerated a movement towards argument in the context of the broadcast accountability interview and a corresponding loosening of its interview structure. Indeed, there are signs of a growing tendency for the interview framework itself to be questioned by interviewees. This article examines what is at stake in these changes and asks if the accountability interview in an era of heightened conflict remains fit for purpose or is facing a kind of legitimation crisis
Accountability · Argument (complex analysis · Context (archaeology · Legitimation · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Medicine · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · History · Law
Varieties of Tone
The News Interview
Analysing and Assessing Accountability
Chapter 2. The accountability interview, politics and change in UK public service broadcasting
The Changing Tenor of Questioning Over Time
Grammar and Institution
Tribune of the people
The Discourse of Broadcast News
The Discourse of the Broadcast News Interview
Hybridisation, personalisation and tribuneship in the political interview
How Not to Answer Questions in Political Interviews
The “Public Inquisitor” As Media Celebrity
Post-truth politics
Non-neutrality and argument in the hybrid political interview
Populism in performance
The limits of questioning
Equivocation Theory and News Interviews
On Identifying Questions, Replies, and Non-Replies in Political Interviews
Equivocation and the Rhetoric of Modernization
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |