Not Kidding: Politics in Online Tabloids (Studies in Critical Social Sciences, 283)

Not Kidding: Politics in Online Tabloids (Studies in Critical Social Sciences, 283)
by: Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer (Author)
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
Publication Date: 2024/6/27
Language: English
Print Length: 284 pages
ISBN-10: 9004692630
ISBN-13: 9789004692633
Book Description
Often reduced to the role of sensationalist gossipmongers, online tabloids are a vital source of political news for the public. This book offers a deep dive into Pudelek, Mail Online, and Gawker 2015-2016 political campaign coverage in Poland, the UK, and the US to expose the key “(not) kidding” frame: ambiguous, reactive to readers, and shielding online tabloids from accusations of deteriorating democracy.
About the Author
Often reduced to the role of sensationalist gossipmongers, online tabloids are a vital source of political news for the public. This book offers a deep dive into Pudelek, Mail Online, and Gawker 2015-2016 political campaign coverage in Poland, the UK, and the US to expose the key “(not) kidding” frame: ambiguous, reactive to readers, and shielding online tabloids from accusations of deteriorating democracy. Read more