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Spanish politicians and the media: controlled visibility and soap opera politics

Authors :
Sanders, Karen
Canel, Maria Jose
Source :
Parliamentary Affairs. Jan, 2004, Vol. 57 Issue 1, 196-208
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

The engagement in the mediation of public image is a basic requirement of contemporary politics in post-industrial democracies. The politicians in Spain occasionally reveal aspects of their private lives in a controlled way and increasingly tend to use the more tabloid, popular media as a vehicle for image-making.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00312290
Volume :
57
Issue :
1
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Parliamentary Affairs
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.120968575