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OverviewThis 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Simon SmithPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2017 Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 3.241kg ISBN: 9783319529646ISBN 10: 3319529641 Pages: 151 Publication Date: 10 April 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- 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.ReviewsAuthor InformationSimon Smith is a Researcher at the Institute of Sociological Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |