Tabloidization Processes of Media and Political Scene

Introductory Chapter: Some Notes on Journalism in the Age of Social Media

“…Moreover, the contemporary commercial imperative of placing the expectations of mainstream media audiences above anything else (including so-called good taste and moral values) tends to deepen the apparent-and appropriately commercially exploitedindividualization of the media audience members. The emergence of new processes of media tabloidization, spectacular political communication and banalization of the public space are the most obvious, but not all consequences are considered here [13].…”