Ein einsamer Held oder eine Heldin im Kampf gegen das Böse – diesem Erzählschema folgen unzählige Hollywood-Filme. Aber auch die US-Politik. Gerade Donald Trump versteht es, sich als Held zu inszenieren und die US-Gesellschaft und -Medienlandschaft in “Gut” und “Böse” zu spalten.

Ciani und Tong-Jin, selbst Journalistinnen, sprechen in dieser Folge über die Wechselwirkung zwischen Politik und Medien in der US-Geschichte. Wie ist die Medienlandschaft historisch gewachsen? Warum gibt es immer mehr News Deserts? Und was können wir von Hollywood-Filmen über die Geschichte lernen?

Expert*innen in dieser Folge:

Alexandra Schenke
https://www.amerikanistik.uni-muenchen.de/personen/mitarbeiter/alex-schenke/index.html
Filmwissenschaftlerin am Amerika-Institut der LMU München

Michael Butter
https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/philosophische-fakultaet/fachbereiche/neuphilologie/englisches-seminar/sections/american-studies/team/prof-dr-michael-butter/
Professor für amerikanische Literatur und Kulturgeschichte an der Universität Tübingen

Für mehr Informationen rund um das Thema empfehlen wir:

Butter, Michael: “Nichts ist, wie es scheint”

Whittemore, Hank: “CNN - The Inside Story”
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/CNN-The-Inside-Story-Whittremore-1990.pdf

Salon: “Perfecting the ‘art of polarization’: How these '90s conservatives created today's radicalized right”
Perfecting the "art of polarization": How these '90s conservatives created today's radicalized right | Salon.com

Jacobin: “To Understand the Modern GOP, Look at the Reactionary ’90s”
To Understand the Modern GOP, Look at the Reactionary ’90s

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: “Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States: What the Research Says”
Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States: What the Research Says - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

CSS Lab: “Don’t be too quick to blame social media for America’s polarization – cable news has a bigger effect, study finds”
Don’t be too quick to blame social media for America’s polarization – cable news has a bigger effect, study finds

Hussman School of Journalism and Media: “The Expanding News Desert” Explore Your State - Do You Live in a News Desert?The Expanding News Desert

Politico: “Trump thrives in areas that lack traditional news outlets“
Trump thrives in areas that lack traditional news outlets - POLITICO

Free Speech Center: “The Last American Newspaper – An institution in peril, through the eyes of a small-town editor”
The Last American Newspaper: An institution in peril, through the eyes of a small-town editor | The Free Speech Center

The Colorado Sun: “The Newton experiment: How a rural Kansas weekly newspaper refreshed an outdated business model”
The Newton experiment: How a rural Kansas weekly newspaper refreshed an outdated business model

Forbes: “These 15 Billionaires Own America's News Media Companies”
These 15 Billionaires Own America's News Media Companies

The New York Times: “From Science to Fiction; Military and Entertainment Industries Swap Expertise“
From Science to Fiction; Military and Entertainment Industries Swap Expertise - The New York Times

Academia: “The Military Entertainment Complex” The Military Entertainment Complex | Tanner Mirrlees - Academia.edu

The Reagan Library Education Blog: “American Elections and Campaigns – The 1950s: ‘Selling the Presidency like cereal…’”
American Elections and Campaigns – The 1950s: “Selling the Presidency like cereal…”