Media and politics: discourses, cultures, and practices

Media and politics have always been mutually influential.

The media plays an important political role of its own in promoting and discussing policies, as well as conveying representations of power and ideology.

On the other hand, media outlets are themselves subject to political forces that have an impact on their editorial line.

This mutual influence comes to light not only in journalistic practices, but also in how news is constructed and conveyed.

This volume explores the relations between politics and various types of media as expressed in different areas of the world, namely Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East.