@article{2016:drner:politiker_,
title = {Politiker im Satireformat: Aspekte der Selbst- und Fremdinszenierung politischer Akteure in der „heute show“},
year = {2016},
note = {The “heute show” (broadcast on ZDF, a public-service television
broadcaster) is a satirical news show that has gained great attention
within the political public sphere of Germany over the last couple of
years . The show reaches a broad public and especially appeals to a
younger audience . It has successfully established a new kind of
discourse in German politi- cal culture . This article focuses on the
show’s characteristics, lying between the genres of comedy and
political satire . On the one hand the studio interviews offer
politicians a stage for presenting themselves as sympathetic,
self-ironical and popular individuals . On the other hand, the main
strategy of the show is to criticize political actors for individual
weak- nesses while political issues and discussions receive less
attention . There is some empirical evidence that watching the
“heute show” may be responsible for developing a negative at-
titude concerning politicians . But there is no evidence that the
show’s impact accounts for a general disenchantment with politics .
Instead, it can improve political interest especially with the younger
people . [ZParl, vol . 47 (2016), no . 1, pp . 195 - 211]},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {195--211},
author = {Dörner, Andreas and Vogt, Ludgera},
volume = {47},
number = {1}
}