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The Impact of Mediatization on EU Public Outreach Campaigns
- Authors: Samoilenko S.A.1
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Affiliations:
- George Mason University
- Issue: Vol 26, No 4 (2021): MEDIATIZATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA: FROM TRANSITION TO TRANSGRESSION
- Pages: 681-688
- Section: JOURNALISM
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/29859
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-9220-2021-26-4-681-688
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This article addresses the mediatization of the European public sphere(s) and the issues it creates for the implementation of EU-wide public outreach efforts. As applied to the EU context, the concept of mediatization is understood as a relationship between the media and political institutions that causes societal transformation. In this sense, the public sphere is seen as a mediating infrastructure of debates of political legitimacy. In the context of mediatized politics, European public opinion is fragmented and bound to national public spheres. EU public outreach efforts are increasingly filtered and shaped by the media of its member countries. Due to multiple implementation issues, the EU has not been able to offer its members an attractive and unifying identity narrative promoting European values. This article offers some conceptual solutions to the problem.
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Sergei A. Samoilenko
George Mason University
Author for correspondence.
Email: ssamoyle@gmu.edu
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8607-3053
Assistant Professor
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