The Big Postwar Story

Yarrow, Andrew L.

doi:10.1080/00947679.2006.12062700

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“…Keynesian ideas regarding economic management and the role of the state were circulated in the business press in the first half of the twentieth century (Butterick, 2015;Parsons, 1989). The economic abundance of post-war capitalism further increased the prevalence of economic policy issues in journalism (Yarrow, 2006). Consequently, the demand for social scientific expertise in the news media has steadily grown (Albaek et al, 2003), and economists have become prevalent media figures and authoritative expert sources on economic issues and policy (Brandes, 2019;Chadwick et al, 2020;Harjuniemi, 2022;Mata, 2011;Walsh, 2020).…”

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The mediatization of the economist profession: How economists use the media to promote political and economic interests

Harjuniemi

2024

European Journal of Communication

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Professional economists wield considerable power as experts and policymakers. Consequently, economists frequently appear in the media, where they comment on current economic issues and assess economic policy options. Despite the status of economists, little is known about the relationship between economists and the media and how economists use the media to promote economic and political interests. Building on the scholarship on the mediatization of expertise, this article analyzes the mediatization of the economist profession. The article draws on 17 semi-structured interviews with Finnish economists who appear frequently in the news media. The findings reveal how institutions from private banks to research institutes use economists to advance their economic and political interests via the media. It is found that using social media and serving journalists are elemental parts of an economist's job description. Furthermore, economists work closely with communications professionals to advance organizational interests. This article argues that further research should analyze how mediatization intertwines with the work of economic experts.

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The mediatization of the economist profession: How economists use the media to promote political and economic interests

Harjuniemi

2024

European Journal of Communication

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Financial, Business, and Economic News Coverage

Kalogeropoulos¹

2019

The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies

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Over the past decade, financial, business, and economic news coverage has been in the spotlight of a public and academic debate. The debate is partly related to the perceived failure of financial journalists to warn the public about the early signs of the global financial crisis of 2007/2008. Given the documented effects of economic news exposure on consumer and political behavior, this entry examines research findings on the content and the production challenges related to financial, business, and economic journalism.

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Trust in independence: The identities of economists in business magazines, 1945–1970

Mata

2011

J History Behavioral Science

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The Big Postwar Story

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

The mediatization of the economist profession: How economists use the media to promote political and economic interests

The mediatization of the economist profession: How economists use the media to promote political and economic interests

Financial, Business, and Economic News Coverage

Trust in independence: The identities of economists in business magazines, 1945–1970

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