Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A thorough and well-researched history of postsocialist media transformation in Bulgaria that has a great deal of relevance for understanding the relationship between right-wing populism and commercialization in Europe and worldwide.”--Anikó Imre, author of
TV Socialism“An original interpretation of the role of the media in the rise of populism, drawing on the political economy tradition of media and communication research. High-quality interviews and on-site fieldwork add originality and significance to the book.”--Sabina Mihelj, coauthor of
Media Systems to Media Cultures: Understanding Socialist TelevisionTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
- Social Justice Journalism and Cultural Enlightenment: Socialist Humanist Media After Stalin
- Media and the Post-1989 Anti-Communist Hegemony
- “The Language of the People”: The Tabloidization and Monopolization of the Post-Socialist Press
- “Commercial Television with a Public Role”: Nationalism, Mediatized Social Responsibility and the Porous Border Between Political and Media Populism
- Media Concentration and Right-Wing Populism’s Love/Hate Relationship with the Media
- Labor, Money, and the “Populist” in Right-Wing Populist Media
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
