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# Shaping the vote: politics and populism in the media
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/shaping-vote-politics-and-populism-in-media/
- Published: 2014-06-04T17:06:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-22T07:58:07.000Z
- Description: Does media coverage of issues like immigration, the economy and political scandal exacerbate or merely reflect citizens’ dissatisfaction with politics? In May, a Counterpoint discussion panel explored the impact on populist politics, including UKIP, Front National in France, the PVV in the Netherl
- Author: Counterpoint
- Tags: #Migrated, #appended-excerpt, Reluctant Radicals, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 14:50

On 15 May, Counterpoint held the discussion panel **Shaping the vote: politics and populism in the media**. The event took place at the Lecture Theatre of the Free Word Centre.

Speakers included: [Suzanne Moore](http://opendemocracy.net/author/suzanne-moore?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Sunder Katwala](http://opendemocracy.net/authors/sunder%5Fkatwala?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Catherine Fieschi](http://opendemocracy.net/author/catherine-fieschi?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Jiska Engelbert](http://www.eshcc.eur.nl/engelbert/?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Erkka Railo](http://www.utu.fi/fi/yksikot/soc/yksikot/poliittinenhistoria/oppiaine/henkilokunta/Sivut/Erkka-Railo.aspx?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Gael Villeneuve](http://www.slate.fr/source/80303/gael-villeneuve?ref=opendemocracy.net) and [Martin Sandbu](http://opendemocracy.net/author/martin-sandbu?ref=opendemocracy.net).

The event was part of the project [‘Nurturing populism? The impact of the media on the growth of populist right-wing parties in Netherlands, France and Finland’](http://counterpoint.uk.com/projects/the-media-and-the-european-populist-right/?ref=opendemocracy.net), coordinated by Counterpoint and supported by the [Foundation for Democracy and Media](http://stdem.org/en/history?ref=opendemocracy.net) and the [Wihuri Foundation](http://www.wihurinrahasto.fi/inenglish.html?ref=opendemocracy.net).

[**Counterpoint**](http://counterpoint.uk.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net) **is an independent research and advisory group helping organisations understand the cultural and social dynamics of risk. In** [***The Threats of Populism–Europe’s Reluctant Radicals***](http://counterpoint.uk.com/projects/reluctant-radicals-2/?ref=opendemocracy.net)**programme of research and advocacy, Counterpoint investigates the continuing trend of xenophobic populism in Europe. See the** [**Reluctant Radicals**](https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/reluctant-radicals) **feature on openDemocracy.**

Does media coverage of issues like immigration, the economy and political scandal exacerbate or merely reflect citizens’ dissatisfaction with politics? In May, a Counterpoint discussion panel explored the impact on populist politics, including UKIP, Front National in France, the PVV in the Netherlands, and the Finns Party in Finland. *(Podcast 95 mins)*