dc.contributor.author | Ratka, Zuzanna | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-10T09:45:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-03-10T09:45:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-03-10 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2077/75495 | |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract
Title: Interviewing a Populist – A Conversation Analytical Study of Interviews with Donald
Trump
Author: Zuzanna Ratka
Level: Bachelor thesis in Journalism
Term: HT 2022
Supervisor: Mathias Färdigh
The purpose of this case study is to examine the interaction between American journalists
and Donald Trump in news interviews during the time Donald Trump ran for president in
2016. The interviews are analyzed using Conversation Analysis in order to acquire
knowledge regarding populism and its growing influence in politics throughout the
world. The methodology applied in the study is Conversation Analysis, combined with other
theories. Using data drawn from broadcast news interviews, this paper anatomizes face
threatening acts that can be observed analyzing the interaction between Donald Trump and
journalists as well how threatening acts are managed by the journalists and Donald Trump
throughout the interaction. The findings shed light upon how the adversarial and
confrontational interviewing style of American journalists, vigorously pursuing extreme and
sensational views and by their endeavor to disprove Trumps claims and theories
paradoxically make it easier for Trump to dominate the discourse with his populistic political
rhetoric. Another words, the study shows that Donald Trump tends to use face threatening
questions, statements and arguments on the part of the journalists to his advantage. The
results show that the more adversarial the journalists are in the way they approach Donald
Trump and the more they strive to disprove his theories and political standpoints during the
interaction the more he 1. holds on to them, emphasizes and vindicates them 2. portays
himself in a positive light and other, officials who criticize him in particular, in a negative
light. Furthermore, the findings show that, in order to save and uphold their professional
reputation, journalists confine themselves to the responsibilities related to the watchdog-role
when interacting with Trump. However, it seems possible that their endeavor to being true to
their professional mission also had been taken advantage of by Trump during the interaction
for the benefit of his own political reputation.
Keywords: Interaction, Conversation Analysis, Face, Interview, Interaction | en |
dc.language.iso | swe | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | KH22-7 | en |
dc.subject | Interaction, Conversation Analysis, Face, Interview, Interaction | en |
dc.title | Att intervjua en populist En samtalsanalytisk fallstudie av nyhetsintervjuer med Donald Trump | en |
dc.type | Text | |
dc.type | Text | |
dc.setspec.uppsok | SocialBehaviourLaw | |
dc.setspec.uppsok | SocialBehaviourLaw | |
dc.type.uppsok | M2 | |
dc.type.uppsok | M2 | |
dc.contributor.department | University of Gothenburg/Department of Journalism, Media and Communication | eng |
dc.contributor.department | Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation | swe |
dc.contributor.department | University of Gothenburg/Department of Journalism, Media and Communication | eng |
dc.contributor.department | Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation | swe |
dc.type.degree | Student essay | |
dc.type.degree | Student essay | |