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“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 Television

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

  1. Social Justice Journalism and Cultural Enlightenment: Socialist Humanist Media After Stalin
  2. Media and the Post-1989 Anti-Communist Hegemony
  3. “The Language of the People”: The Tabloidization and Monopolization of the Post-Socialist Press
  4. “Commercial Television with a Public Role”: Nationalism, Mediatized Social Responsibility and the Porous Border Between Political and Media Populism
  5. Media Concentration and Right-Wing Populism’s Love/Hate Relationship with the Media
  6. Labor, Money, and the “Populist” in Right-Wing Populist Media
Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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      Publisher University of Illinois Press
      Published 21 November 2023
      ISBN-13 9780252087615
      978-0252087615
      ISBN-10 0252087615
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      Political ideologies and movements

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade 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 Television

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments

      List of Abbreviations

      Introduction

      1. Social Justice Journalism and Cultural Enlightenment: Socialist Humanist Media After Stalin
      2. Media and the Post-1989 Anti-Communist Hegemony
      3. “The Language of the People”: The Tabloidization and Monopolization of the Post-Socialist Press
      4. “Commercial Television with a Public Role”: Nationalism, Mediatized Social Responsibility and the Porous Border Between Political and Media Populism
      5. Media Concentration and Right-Wing Populism’s Love/Hate Relationship with the Media
      6. Labor, Money, and the “Populist” in Right-Wing Populist Media
      Conclusion

      Notes

      Bibliography

      Index

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