Investigating media-generated political engagement in Italy's system of democracy

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Communications - Media and Politics, Politic Communications, grade: 72/100, Birkbeck, University of London (Department of Film, Media Cultural Studies, Birkbeck.), course: BA Film and Media, language: English, abstract: This study addresses the issues of media influence on voters in Italy by examining the nature of the relationship between the production of a news magazine cover, showing the image of a political leader, Silvio Berlusconi, and its consequences for readers. Democracy and political participation in Italy are the broader issues with which this study engages.