Media coverage of corruption: the role of inter-media agenda setting in the context of media reporting on scandals
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2016
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe WNPiD UAM w Poznaniu
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The study focuses on two Slovak corruption cases, both well-documented
and of similar social relevance, of which one did not receive any cross-media coverage.
Moreover, the case of large-scale bribery was rather under-hyped in comparison
to other major corruption scandals occurring in the country. The case of cronyism
formed a typical example of extremely poor inter-media coverage of highly unfair and
politicised cronyism. Through these cases, especially in the one in which the media
failed to stimulate the creation of a full-blown scandal, the study further analyses the
criteria and circumstances that determine the worthiness of a case for wide media
coverage. The study on Slovakia is framed within theories of scandalous reporting
and the theory of agenda setting and inter-media agenda setting role of the media, and
supported by quantitative analysis of actual media coverage of the bribery case.
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corruption, media, Slovakia, scandals
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Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne, 2016, nr 2, s. 125-140.
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1731-7517