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Monday, October 21st, 2019
Scandalisation: The Media as a Tool for Discrediting Politicians or Parties. The Case of the Slovenian Finance Minister
The Slovenian political arena was recently marked by a political scandal involving a »standby bonus«. The media followed this scandal intensively. The article considers the potential meanings of political communication, mass media and the power the media seems to possess. The article focuses on how politicians are evaluated and described...
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
The use of Twitter for political purposes in Slovenia
The Slovenian political arena has been marked with historically based polarization, relative inefficiency in achieving consensus and a positive contribution to socio-economic development and stability in the country. The present article examines the reflection of these trends in political communication over the web and via Twitter. Using qualitative data analysis...
