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Chapter 2. Political interviews in context
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Abstract
The genre of the broadcast political interview is examined from a compositional methodological approach, drawing on ethnomethodological conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, sociopragmatics, social psychology and media studies. A distinction is proposed between the default and non-default political interview. In the prototypical (default) interview, there is the journalist as interviewer, who asks political questions, and the politician as interviewee, who answers political questions by giving political answers. In the non-default interview, this one-dimensional setting becomes blurred: in the employment of different semiotic codes and socio-cultural practices; in the inclusion of both public and private discourse identities; and in explicit accommodation to the audience’s needs. To capture the inherent dynamics of the genre, it proposed that political interviews be conceptualized as a hybrid genre, accommodating the constraints and requirements of both media communication and professional discourse.
Abstract
The genre of the broadcast political interview is examined from a compositional methodological approach, drawing on ethnomethodological conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, sociopragmatics, social psychology and media studies. A distinction is proposed between the default and non-default political interview. In the prototypical (default) interview, there is the journalist as interviewer, who asks political questions, and the politician as interviewee, who answers political questions by giving political answers. In the non-default interview, this one-dimensional setting becomes blurred: in the employment of different semiotic codes and socio-cultural practices; in the inclusion of both public and private discourse identities; and in explicit accommodation to the audience’s needs. To capture the inherent dynamics of the genre, it proposed that political interviews be conceptualized as a hybrid genre, accommodating the constraints and requirements of both media communication and professional discourse.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Notes on contributors vii
- Analyzing genres in political communication 1
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Part I. Theory-driven approaches
- Chapter 1. Genres in political discourse 29
- Chapter 2. Political interviews in context 73
- Chapter 3. Policy, policy communication and discursive shifts 101
- Chapter 4. The television election night broadcast 135
- Chapter 5. Analyzing meetings in political and business contexts 187
- Chapter 6. Presenting politics 223
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Part II. Data-driven approaches
- Chapter 7. Legitimizing the Iraq War through the genre of political speeches 239
- Chapter 8. Macro and micro, quantitative and qualitative 267
- Chapter 9. Reframing the American Dream 297
- Chapter 10. The late-night TV talk show as a strategic genre in American political campaigning 321
- Chapter 11. Multimodal legitimation 345
- Chapter 12. Blogging as the mediatization of politics and a new form of social interaction 379
- Index 423
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Notes on contributors vii
- Analyzing genres in political communication 1
-
Part I. Theory-driven approaches
- Chapter 1. Genres in political discourse 29
- Chapter 2. Political interviews in context 73
- Chapter 3. Policy, policy communication and discursive shifts 101
- Chapter 4. The television election night broadcast 135
- Chapter 5. Analyzing meetings in political and business contexts 187
- Chapter 6. Presenting politics 223
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Part II. Data-driven approaches
- Chapter 7. Legitimizing the Iraq War through the genre of political speeches 239
- Chapter 8. Macro and micro, quantitative and qualitative 267
- Chapter 9. Reframing the American Dream 297
- Chapter 10. The late-night TV talk show as a strategic genre in American political campaigning 321
- Chapter 11. Multimodal legitimation 345
- Chapter 12. Blogging as the mediatization of politics and a new form of social interaction 379
- Index 423
