Political scandal

In politics, a political scandal is an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage. Politicians, government officials, party officials and lobbyists can be accused of various illegal, corrupt, unethical or sexual practices.^[1] Scandalized politicians are more likely to retire or get lower vote shares.^[2]

Journalism[]

Scandal sells, and broadsides, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and the electronic media have covered it in depth. The Muckraker movement in American journalism was a component of the Progressive Era in the U.S. in the early 20th century. Journalists have built their careers on exposure of corruption and political scandal, often acting on behalf of the opposition party.^[3]

There are numerous contextual factors that make a scandal noteworthy, such as the importance of the people, the depth of conspiracy and the coverup strategies used.^[4]

The political ideology of media owners plays a role—they prefer to target the opposition but will reluctantly cover their own side.^[5]^[6] Journalists have to frame the story in terms of the audience's values and expectations to maximize the impact.^[7]

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Nathan confronts David over his sex scandal with Bathsheba the wife of Uriah the Hittite, saying "by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme" (2 Samuel 12:14)

All pages with titles containing Political scandals
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Japan – Black Mist Scandal (Japanese politics)
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New Zealand – List of political scandals in New Zealand
Philippines – List of political scandals in the Philippines
Poland - List of political scandals in Poland
Slovakia – List of Slovak political scandals
Slovenia – 1975 Zaliv Scandal
United Kingdom – List of political scandals in the United Kingdom

In the spring of 1904, many parts of the northeastern United States experienced severe flooding. Bob Satterfield portrayed politicians, bureaucrats, etc., trapped in the floods – which are not of water, but of scandal (April 9, 1904)

United States – List of federal political scandals in the United States
Ukraine – List of political scandals in Ukraine

References[]

^ King, 1984
^ Gulati, Jeff; Brown, Lara M. (2021-01-02). "The Personal is Political: Reconsidering the Impact of Scandals on Congressional Incumbents". Congress & the Presidency. 48 (1): 25–49. doi:10.1080/07343469.2020.1788665. ISSN 0734-3469.
^ Achter, P. J. (2000). "Narrative, intertextuality, and apologia in contemporary political scandals. Southern Journal of Communication, 65(4), 318–333.
^ Foster, C., Thrasher, J., Kim, S-H., Rose, I., Besley, J., & Navarro, A. (2012). "Agenda-building influences on the news media's coverage of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's push to regulate tobacco, 1993–2009," Journal of Health and Human Services Administration 35(3), 303–330.
^ Puglisi, R., & Snyder, J. M. Jr. (2011). "Newspaper Coverage of Political Scandals," Journal of Politics 73(3), 1–20.
^ Thompson, J. B. (1997). "Scandal and social theory" in J. Lull & S. Hinerman (Eds.), Media scandals: Morality and desire in the popular culture marketplace pp. 34–64). (Cambridge, England: Polity Press).
^ Yioutas, J., & Segvic, I. (2003). "Revisiting the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal: The convergence of agenda setting and framing." Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 80(3), 567–582.

External links[]

Media related to Political scandals at Wikimedia Commons

[1] King, 1984

[2] Gulati, Jeff; Brown, Lara M. (2021-01-02). "The Personal is Political: Reconsidering the Impact of Scandals on Congressional Incumbents". Congress & the Presidency. 48 (1): 25–49. doi:10.1080/07343469.2020.1788665. ISSN 0734-3469.

[3] Achter, P. J. (2000). "Narrative, intertextuality, and apologia in contemporary political scandals. Southern Journal of Communication, 65(4), 318–333.

[4] Foster, C., Thrasher, J., Kim, S-H., Rose, I., Besley, J., & Navarro, A. (2012). "Agenda-building influences on the news media's coverage of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's push to regulate tobacco, 1993–2009," Journal of Health and Human Services Administration 35(3), 303–330.

[5] Puglisi, R., & Snyder, J. M. Jr. (2011). "Newspaper Coverage of Political Scandals," Journal of Politics 73(3), 1–20.

[6] Thompson, J. B. (1997). "Scandal and social theory" in J. Lull & S. Hinerman (Eds.), Media scandals: Morality and desire in the popular culture marketplace pp. 34–64). (Cambridge, England: Polity Press).

[7] Yioutas, J., & Segvic, I. (2003). "Revisiting the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal: The convergence of agenda setting and framing." Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 80(3), 567–582.

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