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Selfies and Speeches of a President at War: Volodymyr Zelensky's Strategy of Spectacularization on Instagram
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Abstract The spectacularization of politics is not the exclusive patrimony of the media in their news coverage. Leaders from all over the world have successfully incorporated this "communicative style" into their own strategies, a style that finds a suitable space in visual social networks such as Instagram,... mehr
The spectacularization of politics is not the exclusive patrimony of the media in their news coverage. Leaders from all over the world have successfully incorporated this "communicative style" into their own strategies, a style that finds a suitable space in visual social networks such as Instagram, in dynamic formats such as video, and in crisis contexts. This article analyzes the "spectacularization" of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's through Instagram. The methodological proposal is based on the study of the 5W in relation to the digital image and investigates the leading role, the staging, the space, and the technical resources of the videos. Thus, a content analysis is applied to a sample of 143 videos published by the president on his official profile in February - March 2022, when the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, and in September - October 2022. We observed that Zelensky uses video in an intense and "spectacular" way: He exploits his figure in a professional style, strategically combines careful staging with amateurism, and uses resources such as subtitles to internationalize his discourse.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Soziale Medien; Ukraine; Präsident; politische Kommunikation; Krieg; Inszenierung; Inhaltsanalyse
Klassifikation
interaktive, elektronische Medien
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Medieninhalte, Aussagenforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
Instagram; Zelensky; celebritization; politainment; pop politics; spectacularization
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Seitenangabe
S. 188-202
Zeitschriftentitel
Media and Communication, 11 (2023) 2
Heftthema
Political Communication in Times of Spectacularisation: Digital Narratives, Engagement, and Politainment
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)