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The public sphere has been going through information chaos, where traditional intermediaries such as the media have seen their primary function of ordering and organizing information transmission and acting as watchdogs of political activity disrupted. In this context, political journalism and its integral social function in democratic societies becomes crucial, operating as an interdependent yet unofficial political institution, undergoing constant development and transformation due to its close relationship with politics and social changes and intimately tied to the dynamics of how democratic regimes function. This chapter reviews the issues that determine the study of political journalism in the current context, also exploring the interrelation of political and journalistic actors in Portugal and Spain. Finally, the role of politicians and the media in risk communication is discussed based on the case of radon gas.
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This chapter is part of the project Radon in Spain: Public perception, media agenda and risk communication (RAPAC), financed by Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (SUBV-13/2021). It is also part of the R&D project Digital-native media in Spain: Strategies, competencies, social involvement and (re)definition of practices in journalistic production and diffusion (PID2021-122534OB-C21), funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ and by “ERDF A way of making Europe”.
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Canavilhas, J., Campos Domínguez, E., García Orosa, B. (2023). Journalism, Crisis and Politics: A Communications Approach in Times of Change. In: Negreira-Rey, MC., Vázquez-Herrero, J., Sixto-García, J., López-García, X. (eds) Blurring Boundaries of Journalism in Digital Media. Studies in Big Data, vol 140. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43926-1_10
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