Claire Sécail

Political rallies are a major tool of the election campaigning and as such are strategically used to build a candidate's presidentiality. As a device, they also function as a place for interaction and socialization between the various kind of actors brought together (candidate, political staff, activists, audiences, journalists, technicians, etc.).

In a context of mistrust of parties and politicians (distance from political arenas, ideological jamming, politico-financial affairs, "drifts" of political communication…), denigration of the work of journalists.