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<p>In this article we present a preliminary theoretical background and some empirical findings concerning a migrating trend between the fields of politics, PR and journalism: one day a political reporter, the next a communication officer; one day a PR consultant, the next a state secretary. To understand contemporary politics one must, we argue, comprehend the convergence between three fields of power holders that together form the realm of politics and communication: elite politicians, elite political reporters and elite communication/PR officers. Together, they form a communication elite that sets the parameters for the public discourse on politics. When politics is produced and constructed in, and through, social networks formed by elite agents from politics, journalism and PR, what does this mean for how democracy is worked out and what does it mean for citizenship in general?</p>
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In this article we present a preliminary theoretical background and some empirical findings concerning a migrating trend between the fields of politics, PR and journalism: one day a political reporter, the next a communication officer; one day a PR consultant, the next a state secretary. To understand contemporary politics one must, we argue, comprehend the convergence between three fields of power holders that together form the realm of politics and communication: elite politicians, elite political reporters and elite communication/PR officers. Together, they form a communication elite that sets the parameters for the public discourse on politics. When politics is produced and constructed in, and through, social networks formed by elite agents from politics, journalism and PR, what does this mean for how democracy is worked out and what does it mean for citizenship in general?

Migration between Politics, Journalism and PR: New Conditions for Power, Citizenship and Democracy?

Nordicom Review

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In this article we present a preliminary theoretical background and some empirical findings concerning a migrating trend between the fields of politics, PR and...

Migration between Politics, Journalism and PR: New Conditions for Power, Citizenship and Democracy?

Published Online: Mar 13, 2020

Page range: 141 - 154

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2014-0109

Keywords
communication elites, convergence, politics, public relations, journalism, democracy

© 2014 Göran Palm et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Migration between Politics, Journalism and PR: New Conditions for Power, Citizenship and Democracy?

Published Online: Mar 13, 2020

Page range: 141 - 154

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2014-0109

Keywordscommunication elites, convergence, politics, public relations, journalism, democracy

© 2014 Göran Palm et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
communication elites, convergence, politics, public relations, journalism, democracy