Latest posts tagged with #PoliticalCommunication on Bluesky
Matthew George, ActionSA’s National Communications Director, shared insights on political communication and media relations, describing himself as a “newsmaker” shaping narratives and feeding information into the news cycle.
#DepartmentofJournalism #StellenboschUniversity #PoliticalCommunication
A young woman with long hair covers part of her face with her hand while smiling shyly, suggesting embarrassment. The image includes the text: ‘Embarrassment: When Political Identity Slips’ and a MORES glossary icon. Image credit: Tabitha Turner via Unsplash. Composition by MORES.
Embarrassment emerges when the identity we meant to project slips in plain sight.
In everyday life, it helps repair social norms. In politics, the emotion can be amplified to question credibility or authenticity. 🧪
Read more: bit.ly/40rdZDI
#MORESresearch #PoliticalCommunication
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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's media office emphasized its exclusive authority to issue statements on his positions, highlighting the importance of official channels in Lebanon’s politically diverse landscape.
#Lebanon #NabihBerri #PoliticalCommunication
I was just about to post this 🙂
For anyone interested in how this analysis took place, @theguardian.com have also published an article on their methodology.
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#langsky #linguistics #immigration #politicaldiscourse #politicalcommunication
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If broadcasters fear legal or political repercussions, they may restrict political discussion voluntarily, producing a chilling effect without any formal censorship.
#impartialityproject #impartiality #mediaregulation #politicalcommunication
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That is why the incident matters. The rule was not enforced by regulators. Instead, the concern appears to have come from corporate caution amid political pressure.
#impartialityproject #impartiality #mediaregulation #politicalcommunication
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Over time, regulators have interpreted this broadly, extending it even to late-night talk shows & comedy interview programmes.
#impartialityproject #impartiality #mediaregulation #politicalcommunication
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Since 1959, U.S. legislation has exempted “bona fide” news interviews from equal-time requirements specifically to prevent broadcasters from avoiding political coverage out of legal risk.
#impartialityproject #impartiality #mediaregulation #politicalcommunication
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The network warned the segment might trigger the U.S. “equal time rule”, a broadcasting regulation requiring candidates to receive comparable access to airtime.
#impartialityproject #impartiality #mediaregulation #politicalcommunication
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@sethdashley.bsky.social examines the controversy involving Stephen Colbert, who aired — & then discarded — a network legal statement after CBS advised him not to broadcast an interview with a political candidate.
#impartialityproject #impartiality #mediaregulation #politicalcommunication
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Emerging evidence now suggests average speeds have fallen and collisions and casualties have decreased, though environmental & behaviour-change effects remain less clear.
#Senedd #Seneddelection #politicalcommunication
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Early reactions were politicised & often shaped by misinformation. But analysis of social media discussion over time shows a shift: as people experienced the policy in everyday life, conversation moved from ideological criticism toward practical impacts.
#Senedd #politicalcommunication
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For some parties, opposing it signals individual freedom & “common sense” against perceived paternalism. For others, it represents collective wellbeing, prevention & the role of government in protecting communities.
#Senedd #Seneddelection #politicalcommunication
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What makes this especially interesting is how the debate goes beyond transport policy. The 20mph limit has become a proxy for competing visions of society.
#Senedd #Seneddelection #politicalcommunication
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Supporters see it as a public-health intervention designed to reduce injuries and encourage safer streets; critics frame it as government overreach and an example of intrusive regulation.
#Senedd #Seneddelection #politicalcommunication
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The policy is already one of the most widely recognised actions of the Welsh government — & also one of the most divisive.
#Senedd #Seneddelection #politicalcommunication
With the Senedd election approaching, Reform UK has made its first campaign pledge: scrapping Wales’s default 20mph speed limit in built-up areas.
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#Senedd #Seneddelection #politicalcommunication
📜 On This Day — Without Illusions
On February 13, 1917, in Paris, Mata Hari was arrested on charges of espionage.
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#IllusionsNotIncluded #INI #AlexBuday #History #MataHari #PoliticalCommunication #Scapegoating #WorldWarI #PoliticalNarratives #substack
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In proportional systems in particular, polls can also influence behaviour, encouraging bandwagon effects, tactical voting, or disengagement – sometimes reinforcing the very outcomes they appear to measure.
#SeneddElection #elections #polling #polls #politicalcommunication #polsky
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While aggregating multiple polls can help identify broad movements, even these trends are not reliable guides to the future. Events intervene, voter turnout varies & opinions evolve.
#SeneddElection #elections #polling #polls #politicalcommunication #polsky
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History shows that early-year polling has repeatedly failed to anticipate eventual election outcomes, with trends often changing dramatically in the months that follow.
#SeneddElection #elections #polling #polls #politicalcommunication #polsky
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The key message is simple: polls are not predictions. They are imperfect snapshots of past public opinion, shaped by sampling error, undecided voters, turnout effects & shifting political contexts.
#SeneddElection #elections #polling #polls #politicalcommunication #polsky
Although this article is written from a New Zealand political perspective, it raises issues that feel especially relevant closer to home as we move towards the next Senedd election.
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#SeneddElection #elections #polling #polls #politicalcommunication #polsky
How does social media shape political debate? 🧠📲
At the NRW State Parliament in Düsseldorf, Prof. Nicole Krämer (UDE) spoke on the effects of social media on political discourse – from opinion formation to polarisation and disinformation.
#PoliticalCommunication
Photo: Landtag NRW/Bernd Schälte
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In this context, language becomes part of the machinery of control, deployed to legitimise violence and discredit victims after the fact.
#langsky #linguistics #language #appliedlinguistics #politicalcommunication
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The piece goes beyond individual word choices to highlight how broader narrative structures — who is described as a “threat”, a “rioter”, or a “terrorist” — shape public understanding of policing, protest & state power.
#langsky #linguistics #language #politicalcommunication
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Crucially, this framing often mirrors the language used in police press releases & government communications, which are frequently reproduced verbatim in under-resourced newsrooms.
#langsky #linguistics #language #appliedlinguistics #politicalcommunication
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Terms like “officer-involved shooting”, passive constructions (“a person was shot”) & abstract nouns (“a shooting”, “a killing”) are not just stylistic choices; they actively shape how events are understood.
#langsky #linguistics #language #appliedlinguistics #politicalcommunication
Using the killings by ICE in Minneapolis as its starting point, Dan Clayton from @englangblog.bsky.social examines how official statements & media reporting can obscure responsibility through linguistic framing.
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#langsky #linguistics #language #politicalcommunication
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As currently drafted, it does not clearly define what counts as “false or misleading,” raising concerns about unintended consequences for free speech & democratic debate.
#politicalcommunication #langsky #linguistics #Senedd #polsky
