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La revolution roumaine de 1989 vue de Bruxelles
The 1989 Romanian revolution seen from Brussels
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Abstract This article deals with the 1989 Romanian revolution and its international mediatization. The specific focus is upon Belgian written press in the period of December 1989-January 1990. The study highlights the misinformation at work in the December 1989 Revolution and the internal political effects i... view more
This article deals with the 1989 Romanian revolution and its international mediatization. The specific focus is upon Belgian written press in the period of December 1989-January 1990. The study highlights the misinformation at work in the December 1989 Revolution and the internal political effects it produced (external legitimacy of the new NSF government). The theoretical framework uses on one side four modified journalistic questions (Who says? What? How it is said? And with what effects?) and on another side, subdivides the period under scrutiny into four sub-units, relating to the themes and accents emphasized by the Belgian journalists. The media messages are thus deconstructed by this approach. Before concluding on the specific political and media effects, a short review of other cases (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Iraq) of media manipulation is presented.... view less
Keywords
Romania; revolution; Belgium; mediatization; manipulation; impact; Kosovo; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Iraq; disinformation; twentieth century; twenty-first century; press; television; radio; reporting; emotionality; political intervention
Classification
General History
Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Ceauşescu, N.
Document language
French
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 427-459
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 5 (2005) 2
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0