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The Resource Discussing the News : The Uneasy Alliance of Participatory Journalists and the Critical Public, by Simon Smith, (electronic resource)

Discussing the News : The Uneasy Alliance of Participatory Journalists and the Critical Public, by Simon Smith, (electronic resource)

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This book examines two new roles that journalists assume in a participatory media environment – the administration (moderation) of online discussion and the monitoring of and engagement in comments below their articles. The author argues that it is precisely because both roles are treated as peripheral and undignified in newsrooms that they are so revealing, following the maxim: to make sense of what professions are and where they are heading, look at their boundaries and their dirty work. Based on a three-year ethnographic study, it offers key insights about the role of the media as democratic intermediaries in political participation, the creative possibilities for ‘amateurs’ as co-producers of digital news, the changing character of the knowledge professions and the dynamics of organisational innovation. The book argues that as media organisations face a crisis in their ability to represent the public, the challenge is to orchestrate participatory journalism as a collective accomplishment in which everyone is not a journalist but everyone can be a contributor. Bridging the divides between communication studies, linguistics, STS, organisational and occupational sociology it will interest social scientists and media studies experts.--
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eng
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Extent
1 online resource (XIII, 151 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Participatory journalism as a way of knowing
  • Chapter 2: Contextualising the research setting
  • Chapter 3: Judging the quality of online discussion: the invisible work of ‘admins’
  • Chapter 4: The conversations between participatory journalists and critical publics
  • Chapter 5: Defending the authenticity of online public spheres
  • Conclusion
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9783319529653
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Discussing the News : The Uneasy Alliance of Participatory Journalists and the Critical Public
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Discussing the News
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The Uneasy Alliance of Participatory Journalists and the Critical Public
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by Simon Smith
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Language
eng
Summary
This book examines two new roles that journalists assume in a participatory media environment – the administration (moderation) of online discussion and the monitoring of and engagement in comments below their articles. The author argues that it is precisely because both roles are treated as peripheral and undignified in newsrooms that they are so revealing, following the maxim: to make sense of what professions are and where they are heading, look at their boundaries and their dirty work. Based on a three-year ethnographic study, it offers key insights about the role of the media as democratic intermediaries in political participation, the creative possibilities for ‘amateurs’ as co-producers of digital news, the changing character of the knowledge professions and the dynamics of organisational innovation. The book argues that as media organisations face a crisis in their ability to represent the public, the challenge is to orchestrate participatory journalism as a collective accomplishment in which everyone is not a journalist but everyone can be a contributor. Bridging the divides between communication studies, linguistics, STS, organisational and occupational sociology it will interest social scientists and media studies experts.--
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  • Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy
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  • Social sciences
  • Communication
  • Social media
  • Ethnography
  • Mass media
  • Social sciences in mass media
  • Journalism
  • Sociology
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Discussing the News : The Uneasy Alliance of Participatory Journalists and the Critical Public, by Simon Smith, (electronic resource)
Link
http://ezproxy.eui.eu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52965-3
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Contents
Introduction -- Chapter 1: Participatory journalism as a way of knowing -- Chapter 2: Contextualising the research setting -- Chapter 3: Judging the quality of online discussion: the invisible work of ‘admins’ -- Chapter 4: The conversations between participatory journalists and critical publics -- Chapter 5: Defending the authenticity of online public spheres -- Conclusion
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978-3-319-52965-3
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1 online resource (XIII, 151 pages)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783319529653
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10.1007/978-3-319-52965-3
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16 illustrations, 2 illustrations in color.
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(OCoLC)981125726
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Discussing the News : The Uneasy Alliance of Participatory Journalists and the Critical Public, by Simon Smith, (electronic resource)
Link
http://ezproxy.eui.eu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52965-3
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online resource
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Contents
Introduction -- Chapter 1: Participatory journalism as a way of knowing -- Chapter 2: Contextualising the research setting -- Chapter 3: Judging the quality of online discussion: the invisible work of ‘admins’ -- Chapter 4: The conversations between participatory journalists and critical publics -- Chapter 5: Defending the authenticity of online public spheres -- Conclusion
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978-3-319-52965-3
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (XIII, 151 pages)
File format
multiple file formats
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9783319529653
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uncompressed
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computer
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rdamedia
Media type code
c
Other control number
10.1007/978-3-319-52965-3
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16 illustrations, 2 illustrations in color.
Quality assurance targets
absent
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access
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)981125726

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