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<p>One of the cornerstones of right-wing populist websites is their challenge to traditional mainstream media to give voice to “the people”. In Finland, one of the best known of these websites is <italic>MV-lehti</italic> [<italic>WTF-Magazine</italic>], which claims to exist for this reason. In this article, I investigate how <italic>MV-lehti</italic> constructs the people, in particular in texts about refugees. I approach the research data by using the concepts of right-wing populist rhetoric. The results show that, in <italic>MV-lehti</italic>, the people is a constructed and politicised concept reflecting ideas of ethnonationalism and antidemocratic values, illustrating the connection between uncivility, racism, and populism.</p>
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One of the cornerstones of right-wing populist websites is their challenge to traditional mainstream media to give voice to “the people”. In Finland, one of the best known of these websites is MV-lehti [WTF-Magazine], which claims to exist for this reason. In this article, I investigate how MV-lehti constructs the people, in particular in texts about refugees. I approach the research data by using the concepts of right-wing populist rhetoric. The results show that, in MV-lehti, the people is a constructed and politicised concept reflecting ideas of ethnonationalism and antidemocratic values, illustrating the connection between uncivility, racism, and populism.

Who are you, the people?: Constructing the people in MV-lehti's refugee coverage

Nordicom Review

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One of the cornerstones of right-wing populist websites is their challenge to traditional mainstream media to give voice to “the people”. In Finland, one of...

Who are you, the people?: Constructing the people in MV-lehti's refugee coverage

Published Online: Mar 03, 2021

Page range: 51 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2021-0006

Keywords
the people, right-wing populist online publication, ethnonationalism, right-wing populist rhetoric, refugee coverage

© 2021 Salla Tuomola, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Who are you, the people?: Constructing the people in MV-lehti's refugee coverage

Published Online: Mar 03, 2021

Page range: 51 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2021-0006

Keywordsthe people, right-wing populist online publication, ethnonationalism, right-wing populist rhetoric, refugee coverage

© 2021 Salla Tuomola, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
the people, right-wing populist online publication, ethnonationalism, right-wing populist rhetoric, refugee coverage