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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 102228 |
| Journal | Public relations review |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 28 Jul 2022 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2022 |
Abstract
Press releases disseminate selected information and promote particular issues. Although several courts regularly publish press releases on decisions, it is unclear which policy issues are more likely to be promoted by courts. This study argues that courts publish press releases to increase transparency and promote politically contested issues strategically. Using original data on the German Federal Constitutional Court, it assesses the role of press releases for judicial agenda-setting. Policy issues in 7114 court decisions between 1998 and 2019 were coded through supervised text classification. The results show that the press releases cover a greater range of policy issues than the Court's decisions. They are more likely to be published for decisions that deal with politically contested issues. This study contributes to the policy agenda literature by adding a new case, the German Federal Constitutional Court, and court press releases as a new perspective.
Keywords
- Agenda setting, Constitutional courts, Judicial politics, Political public relations, Supervised text classification
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Communication
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Marketing
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In: Public relations review, Vol. 48, No. 4, 102228, 11.2022.
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