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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 coverage of 2015-2016 political campaigns in Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, where votes led to major populist shifts. Thanks to a close study of news stories, anonymous comments under articles, and interviews with online-tabloid journalists, Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer exposes the emotional public sphere of comment sections, as well as the key tabloid “(not) kidding” frame: ambiguous, reactive to readers, and shielding online tabloids from accusations of deteriorating democracy.
Price: $166.00
Pages: 272
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences
Publication Date:
27 June 2024
ISBN: 9789004692633
Format: Hardcover
"(Not) Kidding: Politics in Online Tabloids represents a significant contribution to the fields of media studies and political communication and opens up new avenues for further research in these fields. Chmielewska-Szlajfer’s well-crafted and empirically-rich work provides a timely analysis of the relationship between tabloids, emotions, and political engagement. By challenging established views on the nature of political discourse, this book serves as an essential resource for scholars, journalists, and students interested in the evolving landscape of political communication in the digital age."
- Janica Ezzeldien, LSE Review of Books, September 16th, 2024
- Janica Ezzeldien, LSE Review of Books, September 16th, 2024
Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer, Ph.D. (2014), Assistant Professor at Koźmiński University and LSE Visiting Fellow, is a sociologist specializing in everyday culture, democracy, and media, and the author of Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz: Marxism and Sociology (Brill, 2018) and Reshaping Poland's Community after Communism: Ordinary Celebrations (Palgrave, 2019).