Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.48441/4427.1537
Publisher DOI: 10.20901/ms.14.28.2
Title: Scandals in the global village : an outrageous history of international politics
Other Titles: Skandali u globalnom selu : nečuvena povijest međunarodne politike
Language: English
Authors: Burkhardt, Steffen  
Keywords: digitization; globalization; historical scandals; media history; scandal history
Issue Date: 9-Jan-2024
Publisher: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet političkih znanosti i Hrvatsko komunikacijsko društvo
Journal or Series Name: Medijske studije 
Volume: 14
Issue: 28
Startpage: 11
Endpage: 27
Abstract: 
The specific characteristics of political scandals in a global context follow the historical evolution of international communication technologies and media systems. This article examines the development of political scandals through selected cases in a global context. The global scandal evolution took place in three phases: (1) the written duplication of morals created the conditions for international reports on political scandals; (2) the establishment of an international media system transformed political scandals into an integral part of global public spheres; (3) the digitization of scandals on the Internet put moral pressure on global politics - resulting in permanent and omnipresent international scandal discourses. The digitization of political scandals comes, on the one hand, along with the loss of journalistic gatekeepers, post-truth manipulation of public spheres, influence from abroad and the risk of social unrest. On the other hand, it provides the chance to better understand the chances and limits of globalization.

Specifične karakteristike političkih skandala u globalnom kontekstu prate povijesnu evoluciju međunarodnih komunikacijskih tehnologija i medijskih sustava. Ovaj članak ispituje razvoj političkih skandala kroz odabrane skandalozne događaje u globalnom kontekstu. Globalna evolucija skandala odvijala se u tri faze: 1) pisano umnožavanje morala stvorilo je uvjete za međunarodna izvješća o političkim skandalima; 2) uspostava međunarodnoga medijskog sustava transformirala je političke skandale u sastavni dio globalnih javnih sfera; 3) digitalizacija skandala na internetu izvršila je moralni pritisak na globalnu politiku – što je rezultiralo stalnim i sveprisutnim međunarodnim diskursima skandala. Digitalizacija političkih skandala dolazi, s jedne strane, uz gubitak novinarskih „vratara”, manipulacije u javnoj sferi koje su posljedice vremena postistine, utjecaj iz inozemstva i rizik od društvenih nemira. S druge strane, pruža priliku za bolje razumijevanje mogućnosti i ograničenja globalizacije.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12738/15749
DOI: 10.48441/4427.1537
ISSN: 1848-5030
Review status: This version was peer reviewed (peer review)
Institute: Department Information und Medienkommunikation 
Fakultät Design, Medien und Information 
Type: Article
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