Evaluation of political actors (Satirical Shows)

The variable “evaluation of political actors” examines which criteria are addressed in satirical shows to evaluate political actors. Evaluations can be based on role-specific criteria of political actors or on jokes that are related to politically irrelevant aspects such as personal traits, self-deprecation, and stereotypes (Emde & Scherer, 2016; Lichtenstein & Nitsch, 2018). The variable is an indicator for a show’s humor conventions as well as for the way the show deals with political content. The unit of analysis is the joke, which targets a political actor.   Field of application/theoretical foundation: This variable is used to analyze the extent of substantial political information in satirical shows. It is also used to compare different types of satirical shows (e.g., Late Night Comedy, news satire) or to assess the depiction of different political actors and whether or not they are embedded into different types of jokes.   References/combination with other methods of data collection –   Example study: Lichtenstein & Nitsch (2018)   Information on Lichtenstein & Nitsch, 2018 Authors: Dennis Lichtenstein, Cordula Nitsch  Research question/research interest: Depiction of politics in satirical shows Object of analysis: Three popular German satirical TV-shows (Die Anstalt, heute show, Neo Magazin Royale) Timeframe of analysis: 2014-2016   Information about variable Variable name/definition: Criticism   V29     KRITIK Kritik am Akteur Hier wird codiert, auf welche Weise der Akteur in dem angesprochenen Themenkontext bewertet wird. Es wird festgehalten, ob die Bewertung positiv oder negativ ausfallt und ob sie sich auf Sachaspekte oder Personlichkeitsmerkmale bezieht.   It is coded, in which way the actor is evaluated in the addressed topic context. It is coded whether the evaluation is positive or negative and whether it refers to role specific criteria or personality traits.       Nur Personen-aspekte V.a. Personen-aspekte Gleichermasen Sach- und Personen-aspekte V.a. Sachaspekte Nur Sachaspekte Weder Sach- noch  Personen-aspekte     1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 9x Nur positive Bewertung x1             V.a. positive Bewertung x2             Ambivalent x3             V.a. negativ Bewertung x4             Nur negative Bewertung x5             Keine Bewertung x0               References Lichtenstein, D. & Nitsch, C. (2018). Informativ und kritisch? Die Politikdarstellung in deutschen Satiresendungen. [Informative and critical? The presentation of politics in German satirical programmes.] Medien und Kommunikationswissenschaft, 66(1), 5-21.