Current conceptualizations of mediatization, particularly the mediatization of politics, stem largely from the imaginaries of the mass media era. This article questions the validity of these conceptualizations in the contemporary, more diffuse media environment. It argues that we are entering a new phase of mediatization in which journalism-as a core institution of the media-itself struggles with the effects of mediatization. Bringing together the discussions of mediatization and the 'crisis of journalism,' the article suggests that a system theory based approach that understands mediatization as a process in which the construction of 'public attention' changes its role in the coordination of institutional action can capture journalism's role both in the mass media era and in the present media environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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不断变化的新闻力量：媒体化的两个阶段

当前媒介化的概念化，尤其是政治媒介化，很大程度上源于大众传媒时代的想象。本文质疑这些概念在当代、更加分散的媒体环境中的有效性。它认为我们正在进入一个媒介化的新阶段，在这个阶段，新闻业——作为媒介的核心机构——本身也在与媒介化的影响作斗争。这篇文章将媒体化和“新闻危机”的讨论结合起来，提出一种基于系统理论的方法，将媒体化理解为“公众关注”的构建改变其在协调机构行动中的作用的过程，可以捕捉新闻业的在大众媒体时代和当前媒体环境中的作用。[作者摘要]