Trump and the Rise of the Media-Industrial Complex in American Politics

While controversies and debates proliferate about Trump's Presidency, there is little analysis of the context and factors leading to his rise and politics. The liberal axiom (Trump has won, but Russia swayed the 2016 U.S. elections) often conceals from view a significant episode that involves n...

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Published in:Insight (Türkey) 2017-06, Vol.19 (3), p.93-120
Main Author: Kardas, Tuncay
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Authoritarianism
Big Data
Communication
Debates
Disputes
Elections
Elites
Health care policy
Liberalism
Mass media effects
Mass media industry
Media coverage
Pence, Mike
Political advertising
Political aspects
Political campaigns
Political elections
Political ideologies
Political parties
Politics
President of the United States
Presidential elections
Presidential elections (United States)
Presidents
Radicalism
Right wing politics
Siyasal Bilimler
Social media
Studies
Success
Trump, Donald
Trump, Donald J
Uluslararası İlişkiler
Voters
Voting
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Summary:While controversies and debates proliferate about Trump's Presidency, there is little analysis of the context and factors leading to his rise and politics. The liberal axiom (Trump has won, but Russia swayed the 2016 U.S. elections) often conceals from view a significant episode that involves new players and dynamics shifting the Republican Party and U.S. politics to the radical right, which ultimately contributed to Trump’s election. This analysis provides an investigation into the actors and intricacies that enabled Trump’s election success and shaped contemporary U.S. politics. It examines structural, cultural and personal dynamics behind Trump’s victory. In particular, the study identifies the specific role played by new media platforms and industrial interests (the media-industrial complex) as a new force shaping U.S. politics.
ISSN:1302-177X
2564-7717
1302-177X
DOI:10.25253/99.2017193.08