Digital Journalism and the Facilitation of Hate

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-25685-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 132 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 309 g

Reihe: Disruptions

Digital Journalism and the Facilitation of Hate explores the process by which digital journalists manage the coverage of hate speech and "hate groups," and considers how digital journalists can best avoid having their work used to lend legitimacy to hate.

Leaning on more than 200 interviews with digital journalists over the past three years, this book first lays the foundation by discussing the essential values held by digital journalists, including how they define journalism; what values they consider essential to the field; and how they practice their trade. Perreault considers the problem of defining "hate" and "hate groups" by the media, acknowledging journalism’s role in perpetuating hate through its continued ideological coverage of marginalized groups. Case studies, including the January 6 U.S. Capitol siege, the GamerGate controversy, and the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, help to elaborate on this problem and illustrate potential solutions. Digital Journalism and the Facilitation of Hate draws attention to the tactics of white nationalists in leveraging digital journalism and suggests ways in which digital journalists can more effectively manage their reporting on hate.

Offering a valuable, empirical insight into the relationship between digital journalism and hate, this book will be of interest to students, scholars, and professionals of social and digital media, sociology, and journalism.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Perreault, Gregory P.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Problem of Hate

Chapter 1 (Digital) Journalism

Chapter 2 The Problem of Audience

Chapter 3 The Problem of Churnalism and "Being First"

Chapter 4 The Problem of Definition Makers

Conclusion: A Modest Proposal for Boring Journalism

Über Autor(innen)

Gregory P. Perreault is Associate Professor of Multimedia Journalism at Appalachian State University, USA. His research extends to Journalistic Epistemology, Hostility in Journalism and Digital Labour.