Networks, Society, and Polis: Epistemological Approaches on Mediatization

Rita Figueiras 132 SIC Notícias. On RTP1 , he shared the comment space with José Sócrates, minister of the PS government (1999-2002). In 2004, Sócrates became the leader of the PS and Prime Minister the fol- lowing year, succeeding Pedro Santana Lopes in office. Sócrates was Prime Minister until 2011, and, in early 2013, has returned to RTP1 as a commentator, but this collaboration ended with his arrest in late 2014. Table 2 tells us that politicians comment on generalist and cable channels and that they have connections to the parties represented in Parliament. However, the data show that there are differences in the parties present in the prime-time com- ment when comparing open signal channels with subscription channels. The politicians who comment on generalist broadcast- ers are members of the PSD and the PS, which means that the space of opinion in the prime - time newscasts of open television channels comes only from these two parties of power. When we consider the data by year, we realize that the center-right has had a more substantial presence in the comment spaces than the center-left. However, there are differences when considering public service versus commercial channels.