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Authors: Laurence Hauttekeete , Wim Peersman , Jan Debackere
In recent years, there is much controversy about 'tabloidisation'. Many have an opinion about the concept, but there is not much unanimity about its exact meaning. In this article, we give an overview of the different definitions and we search for back-grounds of this process, especially for the printed media. In the following, we focus on political coverage as one of the most important aspects for a newspaper if it wants to fulfil its public task. On the basis of a content analysis of the political coverage in 4 Flemish newspapers (2 'quality' and 2 'popular' newspapers), we found a bipolarisation: on one side the 'popular' newspapers, on the other side the 'quality' papers. In comparison with 1990, the 'popular' newspapers had in 2000 more tabloid characteristics. The differences between the 'quality' newspapers were not clear and more diffuse.
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How to Cite: Hauttekeete, L. , Peersman, W. & Debackere, J. (2002) “Politiek in de krant: hebt u iets gemerkt??': een onderzoek naar de tabloidisering van de politieke berichtgeving in vier Vlaamse dagbladen”, Sociologos. 23(3-4). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/sociologos.86558