Disparities in Online Patterns of Journalistic Treatment and Editorial Enunciations

Special Report: The Internet and News Plurality
Case Study of a Poll on Marine Le Pen and the 2012 Presidential Election
By Annelise Touboul, Béatrice Damian-Gaillard, Emmanuel Marty
English

Disparities in online patterns of journalistic approaches and editorial statements. Case study of a poll about Marine Le Pen and the 2012 presidential election

The study investigates the existence of online news pluralism by analyzing the way in which different websites dealt with a particular topic: a poll that gave Marine Le Pen first place in the first round of the 2012 presidential election. The article shows how different websites produce distinct statements depending on their respective production contexts (professional or amateur) and on the cultural heritages that define the norms governing their writing (such as factual wording vs. commentary). Beyond these differences, some areas of convergence can be identified, with different websites all treating this news with indignation, in order to remain visible in the digital media landscape.

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