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Хуморът и слушателите в предизборния ефир
Humour and listeners on air before elections

Author(s): Lora Tarkoleva
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Psychology, Media studies, Music, Photography, Visual Arts, Communication studies, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Theory of Communication, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: radio; audience; laughter; power; dialogue

Summary/Abstract: The text explores laughter in the Horizont za vas show on the Bulgarian National Radio during two election campaigns for parliament. It analyses the dialogues with listeners and the documents that regulate what is legally acceptable to discuss during a campaign and what is not. The rare instances of on-air humor are not sought by journalists in purpose, and in most cases, are not intended by the audience either. The topics discussed, including the elections, are not approached through humor. The attempts to control communication on both sides are notable. Political satire is not present in the studio, domesticated by the contenders vying for power.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 95-117
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Bulgarian
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