Online journalism from the periphery : interloper media and the journalistic field / Scott A. Eldridge II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eldridge, Scott A., II, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--History--21st century.

Journalism.

Online journalism.

Citizen journalism.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 193 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

Online Journalism from the Periphery explores how a range of new media actors, communicating online, have challenged us to think differently about the journalistic field. Embracing the disruption of digital technology, these new actors have been met with resistance by an existing core of journalism, who perceive them as part of a 'digital threat' and dismiss their claims of journalistic belonging. As a result, cracks are appearing in the conceptual foundations of what journalism is and should be. Applying field theory as a conceptual lens, Scott Eldridge guides the reader through the intricacies of these tensions at both the core and periphery. Starting by suggesting definitions of journalism as a social and cultural construction, this book explores how these are dominated by narratives that have reinforced a limited set of expectations about its purpose and reach. The book goes on to examine how these narratives have been significantly undermined by the output of major new media players, including Gawker, reddit, Breitbart, and WikiLeaks. Online Journalism from the Periphery argues for a broadening of ideas around what constitutes journalism in the modern world, concluding with alternative approaches to evaluating the contributions of emerging media heavy weights to society and to journalism. Book jacket.

Contents:

It depends on what you mean by "journalism"

Journalism's central tendencies

A journalistic field: journalism and the fourth estate

Interrogating the fourth estate: moving beyond the core and the periphery

Interlopers and journalism I: the field beyond the core

Interlopers and journalism II: the observant and the heretic

Interlopers and journalism III: identity, intention, and realization

Visualizing journalism: evaluating the field, and its dimensions

Conclusion: considering the journalistic field anew.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138945449

1138945447

9781138945456

1138945455

OCLC:

975370181