@article{Klumpp2023, author = {Klumpp, Lorenz}, title = {Exploring the distinction between populism through and by the media from a visual perspective: representations of German politicians on magazine covers of Der Spiegel and Compact}, series = {Visual Communication}, volume = {24}, journal = {Visual Communication}, number = {1}, publisher = {Sage}, address = {Thousand Oaks}, doi = {10.1177/14703572231173079}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus4-16450}, pages = {148 -- 177}, year = {2023}, abstract = {By drawing on a communication-based approach to populism, this article argues that populism research should put more emphasis on the performative and stylistic dimension of the phenomenon, including its visual elements, in different media formats. The study theoretically refers to the distinction of populism through and by the media, which has been discussed to a great extent in populist political communication research. Empirically, the author focuses on visual representations of politicians on the covers of the German news weekly Der Spiegel as well as those of Compact - a far-right alternative magazine. The article argues that political magazines contribute to how the political is imagined, particularly by the visual messages they convey via their front pages. An image type analysis of both magazines' covers between 2010 and 2020 is conducted (N = 103) in order to explore patterns in the visual representations of German politicians disseminated by the magazines. On the one hand, the comparison of a mainstream and far-right alternative medium enriches the theoretical debate of how populism is strengthened by opportunity structures through the media. On the other hand, the issue of how populism is actively promoted by the media is addressed.}, language = {en} } @article{Ryzhova2022, author = {Ryzhova, Anna}, title = {Motivated by political beliefs, not only by language: How Russian speakers in Germany compose their transnational news repertoires}, series = {Journalism}, volume = {25}, journal = {Journalism}, number = {1}, publisher = {Sage}, address = {Thousand Oaks}, doi = {10.1177/14648849221130557}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus4-15485}, pages = {218 -- 237}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Extant research in media and migration has been largely apolitical, focusing on how migrants use media to culturally connect with their homeland and keep their family ties. However, in times of increasing international conflicts and polarisation, such as the years leading up to the Russia's war against Ukraine in 2022, migrant audiences find themselves in a situation when the coverage of national and international politics in the homeland and host country media can differ dramatically. Against this backdrop, this study investigated how Russian speakers living in Germany create and navigate their transnational news repertoires. Grounded in 42 semi-structured interviews with the Russian speakers of the 1 and 1.5 generations in Germany, conducted between May and October 2021, this article identifies three types of transnational news repertoires: (1) politically-motivated news repertoire, (2) truth seeking-motivated news repertoire and (3) situation-motivated news repertoire. The results show that all the news repertoires of all participants are transnational. I argue that in the context of international conflict, not only language but also the participants' political beliefs play an essential role in their news choice. Future research on migrants in political communication should distinguish research not only along with the language of the media outlets but also along with the political ideologies that they project.}, language = {en} }