Far-right challenges to liberal democratic press norms: "indexing by proxy" in a German immigration debate.
This study examines the mechanisms by which illiberal politics make the news by disrupting democratic systems. During the late 20th century, a liberal journalistic consensus in most democracies developed guidelines for gatekeeping political voices and views in the news. In recent years, illiberal po...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Communication Vol. 76; no. 2; pp. 160 - 174 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2026
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