Abstract: Two days before the general election in 2014, eight Swedish party leaders were collectively subjected to an interview prank in the aftermaths of a major broadcast debate. During what they did not know were mock interviews, the party leaders’ faces were poked by the interviewer’s microphone. The prank went undetected until a YouTube video was posted on Election Day and the interviewer’s main communicative intention became apparent. By unpacking events surrounding the prank, I aim to discuss what communicative conditions allowed for it to be realized and also explore how it was received among their YouTube followers. What does this prank say about the changing conditions for politicians’ mediated visibility given the proliferation of digital media, and, specifically, for how they can be treated in interviews, if indeed it says anything?

Åsa Kroon

Bio: Åsa Kroon is Professor of Media & Communication at Örebro University, Sweden. She writes in the areas of broadcast talk, (new) media/interview practices, and web television.

 

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About Research Seminar and Workshop Series

 


School of Communication and Arts Research Seminar Series

The research seminar and workshop series occur each semester, each with a different topic and guest speaker from UQ or otherwise.

Friday, 24 March
12-1pm

Hybrid: Online via Zoom and in person at the
SCA Writer's Studio
(Level 6, Michie)

Fire Futures: codesigning for resilience

Dr Skye Doherty

Friday, 31 March
12-1pm

Hybrid: Online via Zoom and in person at the
SCA Writer's Studio
(Level 6, Michie)

From Fatigue Studies to Burnout: A Brief History of Work Exhaustion

A/Prof Elizabeth Stephens
   
   
   
   

 

Venue

Level 6, Michie Building (#9)
Room: 
Room 801