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Georgian Mainstream Media in a Polarized Political Environment: a Victim and an Accomplice
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Abstract
This paper problematizes the role of the Georgian mainstream media in the current polarized political environment. First, political actors, including the government and political parties, significantly affect the way these media organizations work. Second, mainstream media outlets behave as direct e... view more
This paper problematizes the role of the Georgian mainstream media in the current polarized political environment. First, political actors, including the government and political parties, significantly affect the way these media organizations work. Second, mainstream media outlets behave as direct extensions of political actors, contributing to the divided and radicalized political atmosphere. The paper first describes the current major political and management shifts in several media companies. Then, it demonstrates specific examples of media work when TV companies simply disregard professional standards for the sake of engaging in political battles during elections. The Georgian media system certainly needs much more detailed research to construct the full picture; nevertheless, this paper sketches the current state of the polarized mainstream media that could serve as a basis for future explorations.... view less
Classification
Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law
Media Contents, Content Analysis
Free Keywords
Georgia; Mainstream Media
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 13-17
Journal
Caucasus Analytical Digest (2021) 123
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000507160
ISSN
1867-9323
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0