Displacing the News
The Israeli Talkshow as Public Space
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9848907 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamar Liebes (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-125 |
| Publication date | 1999-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gazette (Leiden Netherlands (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-5492 • E-ISSN: 1460-3594 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0016549299061002002 |
| OpenAlex | W2030543114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 15 |
On the assumption that public space in contemporary democracies has shifted to the electronic media, this article points to a generic transformation of prime-time, whereby (in an era of increasing live broadcasting, commercialization and competition) the political talkshow may be replacing the news. On Israeli television, at least, the professional discourse of objectivity, unity and control (which characterized prime-time news in the monopolistic era of European-style public broadcasting) is being upstaged by the argument, conflict and sense of chaos that characterize the live political talkshow. These shows seem to vacillate between genuine negotiations among formal and informal representatives of various interest groups and wallowing in the ongoing drama of rhetorical contest at the cost of losing sight of long-term, structural issues. The article concludes with a comparison of the two major political talkshows - the one on the public channel, the other on the commercial channel
CONTEST · Drama · Media studies · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime time · Public broadcasting · Sociology · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Media and Politics
The Communication of Ideas
Constructing the political spectacle
Television
Media Events
Media, Ritual And Identity
Years of Television in Israel
The structural transformation of the public sphere
Democracy at Risk
Bowling Alone
News as Purposive Behavior
Historical Development of Public Opinion
Decoding television news
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2011 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |