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Author Shanahan, Marie, author

Title Journalism, Online Comments, and the Future of Public Discourse / Marie Shanahan
Edition First edition
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource : text file, PDF
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Bystanders; Journalism's Comment Conundrum; Feedback Culture versus the "View from Nowhere"; 2 A Story Is a Promise of a Conversation; The Public Sphere and Public Opinion; News Conversations and Deliberative Democracy; Digital Journalism Is a Conversation; 3 Discourse Amid Discord; Toxic Disinhibition and Endless Arguments; Where Emotions Prevail; 4 What's Civility Got to Do with It?; Polarization, Information Distortion and Participation Inequality; Hateful Comments as an Occupational Hazard; 5 Contradictions of Anonymity
Privacy, Safety and Consequence-Free SpeechFaceless, Nameless, Merciless; Protecting Anonymous Speech; Journalism's Unmasking Prerogative; In Search of Credibility; 6 Debugging Digital Discourse; Championing Good Conversations; Index
Summary "Comments on digital news stories and on social media play an increasingly important role in public discourse as more citizens communicate through online networks. The reasons for eliminating comments on news stories are plentiful. Off-topic posts and toxic commentary have been shown to undermine legitimate news reporting, yet the proliferation of digital communication technology has revolutionized the setting for democratic participation. The digital exchange of ideas and opinions is now a vital component of the democratic landscape. Marie K. Shanahan's book argues that public digital discourse is crucial component of modern democracy - one that journalists must stop treating with indifference or detachment; for news organizations to recognize commenters as democratic actors and use journalistic rigor and better online design to add value to citizens' comments above the social layer. Through original interviews, anecdotes, field observations, summaries of research literature, Shanahan explains the obstacles of digital discourse as well as its promises for journalists in the digital age."--Provided by publisher
Subject Online journalism.
Citizen journalism.
Social media.
Social Media
social media.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
Citizen journalism
Online journalism
Social media
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781315209579
1315209578
9781351807050
1351807056