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Aiming to examine political expressions and commentaries in the age of globalization, this study on media and politics looks into modern media available on the internet, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. It is found that modern media play a major role in political expressions and commentaries made by the people, particularly with regards to the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, where modern media, including Facebook and Twitter, were employed to communicate with the U.S. voters during the campaign. The study also highlights the influence of modern media that comes with the technological progress in the age of globalization, which has opened up a newer and more current domain for political commentaries.

In this chapter, we point to some of the changes and continuities that have char-acterised the interplay between news media and politics in Denmark during the last two decades. The chapter has three main focus areas: first, we present key institutions and players within the Danish political and media systems; second, we point to some of the theoretical approaches that have dominated political com-munication research in Denmark since the early 2000s, among them institutional and sociological perspectives; and third, we conclude by suggesting some of the differences between political communication in Denmark, as both practice and research field, compared to the other Nordic countries. We aim to balance the chapter between a media studies approach and a political science approach to political communication, but, contrary to much other Danish political communi-cation research, the chapter especially takes its point of departure in the former. ; In this chapter, we point to some of the changes and continuities that have char-acterised the interplay between news media and politics in Denmark during the last two decades. The chapter has three main focus areas: first, we present key institutions and players within the Danish political and media systems; second, we point to some of the theoretical approaches that have dominated political com-munication research in Denmark since the early 2000s, among them institutional and sociological perspectives; and third, we conclude by suggesting some of the differences between political communication in Denmark, as both practice and research field, compared to the other Nordic countries. We aim to balance the chapter between a media studies approach and a political science approach to political communication, but, contrary to much other Danish political communi-cation research, the chapter especially takes its point of departure in the former.

Examines the impact of media messages on public opinion and concerns, effects of the cynicism and negativity of the press, possible media owner control of political stands, political advertising, and related issues; US; 7 articles.

Intro -- Emotions, Media and Politics -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Understanding Emotions in Mediated Public Life -- 1 Taking Emotion Seriously: A Brief History of Thought -- 2 Emotions are Everywhere: The Strategic Ritual of Emotionality in Journalism -- 3 Authenticity, Compassion and Personalized Storytelling -- 4 Towards a Typology of Mediated Anger -- 5 Shifting Emotional Regimes: Donald Trump's Angry Populism -- 6 The Politics of Love: Political Fandom and Social Change -- 7 The Emotional Architecture of Social Media -- Conclusion: Nine Propositions about Emotions, Media and Politics -- Notes -- References -- Index

'Media and Politics in Japan' edited by Susan J. Pharr and Ellis S. Krauss is reviewed.

This chapter introduces political communication in Sweden with a particular focus on the most important developments during the last decade, and we discuss current main actors and structures and the dynamic interplay between voters, politics, and media. Important changes are taking place with regard to the party system, the media system, and voter behaviour, and the current transformations have various causes. On the supply side, no part of the Swedish society is untouched by the new opportunities offered by digitalisation and new media technology. The hybrid media system parallels news media and social media and blurs the lines between information and entertainment. Mass media companies converge to platform neutral digital media companies, and political parties navigate between traditional and digital communication channels in their efforts to reach voters. On the demand side, new media habits and media diets develop, more individual and fragmented than ever before.

Whether voters are influenced more by broadcast or print journalism, problems in the accuracy of public opinion polls, rise of civic journalism, and other issues; US; 12 articles.

Japan is one of the most media-saturated societies in the world. The circulations of its "big five" national newspapers dwarf those of any major American newspaper. NHK, its public service broadcasting agency, is second only to the BBC in size. And it has a full range of commercial television stations, high-brow and low-brow magazines (from widely read intellectual journals to the ubiquitous manga, or adult comic books), and a large antimainstream media and mini-media. Japanese elites, surveys show, rate the mass media as the most influential group in Japanese society. But what role do they play in political life? Whose interests do the media serve? As Japan's critics often hold, are they mainly servants of the state? Or are they watchdogs on behalf of the public, as the media themselves claim and as suggested by their role in uncovering late eighties and early nineties political scandals and in triggering political change in the summer of 1993? And what effects do the media have on the political beliefs and behavior of ordinary Japanese people? These questions, central for interpreting the media's role in any industrial society, are the focus of this collection of essays by leading political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists, and journalists. Japan's unique kisha (press) club system, its powerful media business organizations, the uses of the media by Japan's wily bureaucrats, and the role of the media in everything from political scandals to shaping public opinion, are among the many subjects of this insightful and provocative book