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Table of Contents
Introduction to Media as a Social Force
Hjarvard (2008) “The Mediatization of Society” 2
Media and Politics
Campus (2010) “Mediatization and Personalization of Politics” 8
Strömbäck, Dimitrova (2011) “Mediatization and Media Interventionism” 10
Media and Climate Change
O’Neill, Boykoff, Niemeyer, Day (2012) “Imagery for Climate Change
Engagement” 13
Doyle (2007) “Greenpeace + Representational Politics of Climate Change
Communication” 15
Media and Humanitarianism
Cottle & Nolan (2007) “Global Humanitarianism and the Changing Aid-Media
Field” 21
Höijer (2004) “The Audience and Media Reporting of Human Suffering” 23
Media and the Self (Control Society)
Bratich (2007) “Nothing is Left Alone for Too Long” 29
Ouellette (2010) “Reality Gives Back” 32
Media and Migration
Horsti (2013) “De-Ethnicized Victims” 33
Andersson (2013)“Multi-Contextual Lives” 35
Media and Tourism
Magasic (2016) “The Selfie Gaze and the Social Media Pilgrimage” 38
Månsson (2007) “Mediatized Tourism” 39
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Introduction to Media as a Social Force
Hjarvard (2008) “The Mediatization of Society”
“What are the consequences of the gradual and increasing adaptation of central societal
institutions and the culture in which we live to the presence of intervening media?”
So, basically mediatization impacts a lot of sectors. lol who could’ve guessed?
First applied in political context by Kent Asp, described as the process through which a political
system is very influenced by and accommodating to mass media’s demands in political coverage.
Done through polarizing issues (e.g. either pro-choice or pro-life on abortion) or personalizing
otherwise political statements to gain media coverage.
“Media twisted society” - Hernes’s more holistic perspective argued media impacted all social
institutions and their relationship to one another. Media has transformed society from not having
enough information to one where there is too much information, making people compete for
attention strategically (e.g. there are strategists for news companies, ‘gate-keeping’ news, etc, to
ensure they get attention, or viewership).
Altheide and Snow want to analyze social institutions transformed through media (working with
North American media, mostly politics). Traditional approached isolate “variables” for media
influence, they want to show how ‘media logic’ forms the kind of knowledge that is created and
circulated in society - concentrating on ‘form’ and ‘format’. “The Primacy of Form over
Content” - media logic mostly consists of a formatting logic that determines how media product
is categorized, the best way to ‘present’ the media, and the selection and showcasing of social
experiences in the media.
Mazzoleni and Schulz demonstrate the growing influence of mass media in political power
(Berlusconi, de Mello, Blair). They define mediatization as “the problematic concomitants or
consequences of the development of modern mass media” - a problematic consequence naturally
following the development of modern mass media. While political institutions still have their
power (parliament, parties), they are more dependent on mass media and have adapted to “media
logic” - arguably mediatized politics has lost its autonomy (agency).
Society and culture impacted by Mediatization
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Table of Contents
Introduction to Media as a Social Force
Hjarvard (2008) “The Mediatization of Society” 2
Media and Politics
Campus (2010) “Mediatization and Personalization of Politics” 8
Strömbäck, Dimitrova (2011) “Mediatization and Media Interventionism” 10
Media and Climate Change
O’Neill, Boykoff, Niemeyer, Day (2012) “Imagery for Climate Change
Engagement” 13
Doyle (2007) “Greenpeace + Representational Politics of Climate Change
Communication” 15
Media and Humanitarianism
Cottle & Nolan (2007) “Global Humanitarianism and the Changing Aid-Media
Field” 21
Höijer (2004) “The Audience and Media Reporting of Human Suffering” 23
Media and the Self (Control Society)
Bratich (2007) “Nothing is Left Alone for Too Long” 29
Ouellette (2010) “Reality Gives Back” 32
Media and Migration
Horsti (2013) “De-Ethnicized Victims” 33
Andersson (2013)“Multi-Contextual Lives” 35
Media and Tourism
Magasic (2016) “The Selfie Gaze and the Social Media Pilgrimage” 38
Månsson (2007) “Mediatized Tourism” 39
Page 1 of 42
, produced by Ashe
Introduction to Media as a Social Force
Hjarvard (2008) “The Mediatization of Society”
“What are the consequences of the gradual and increasing adaptation of central societal
institutions and the culture in which we live to the presence of intervening media?”
So, basically mediatization impacts a lot of sectors. lol who could’ve guessed?
First applied in political context by Kent Asp, described as the process through which a political
system is very influenced by and accommodating to mass media’s demands in political coverage.
Done through polarizing issues (e.g. either pro-choice or pro-life on abortion) or personalizing
otherwise political statements to gain media coverage.
“Media twisted society” - Hernes’s more holistic perspective argued media impacted all social
institutions and their relationship to one another. Media has transformed society from not having
enough information to one where there is too much information, making people compete for
attention strategically (e.g. there are strategists for news companies, ‘gate-keeping’ news, etc, to
ensure they get attention, or viewership).
Altheide and Snow want to analyze social institutions transformed through media (working with
North American media, mostly politics). Traditional approached isolate “variables” for media
influence, they want to show how ‘media logic’ forms the kind of knowledge that is created and
circulated in society - concentrating on ‘form’ and ‘format’. “The Primacy of Form over
Content” - media logic mostly consists of a formatting logic that determines how media product
is categorized, the best way to ‘present’ the media, and the selection and showcasing of social
experiences in the media.
Mazzoleni and Schulz demonstrate the growing influence of mass media in political power
(Berlusconi, de Mello, Blair). They define mediatization as “the problematic concomitants or
consequences of the development of modern mass media” - a problematic consequence naturally
following the development of modern mass media. While political institutions still have their
power (parliament, parties), they are more dependent on mass media and have adapted to “media
logic” - arguably mediatized politics has lost its autonomy (agency).
Society and culture impacted by Mediatization
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