Looking to the Success of Populist Leaders from the Perspective of the Media Systems: A Comparison on the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Turkey

The role of media is not ignorable in relation to the expansion of populist discourse and achievement of populist movements. In different contexts, the active usage of media indicates differences for populist actors. Furthermore, the leaders can influence the media through their populist rhetoric and behaviours; on the one hand, they may not be visible as well. At this point, our article seeks to explain how and why populist actors become visible (or not) and use media efficiently. Hallin and Mancini (2004) has a comparative perspective on the media systems, clarifying differences among countr... Mehr ...