Special Issue "Journalism, Activism, and Social Media" erschienen

(01.08.2022) - Dr. Peter Maurer und Prof. Dr. Christian Nuernbergk haben in der Zeitschrift Media and Communication ein Sonderheft mit dem Titel "Journalism, Activism, and Social Media: Exploring the Shifts in Journalistic Roles, Performance, and Interconnectedness" herausgegeben. Das Special Issue kann in der Komplettausgabe hier heruntergeladen werden (Open Access): https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/issue/viewIssue/318/PDF318 

Das Sonderheft umfasst insgesamt sieben Beiträge und ein Editorial. Es gliedert sich in drei Sektionen, wie Maurer und Nuernbergk im gemeinsamen Editorial erläutern.  

Delegitimizing “Mainstream” Journalism and Journalists’ Reactions

  • Responding to “Fake News”: Journalistic Perceptions of and Reactions to a Delegitimising Force   (Aljosha Karim Schapals and Axel Bruns)
  • Hijacking Journalism: Legitimacy and Metajournalistic Discourse in Right‐Wing Podcasts   (David O. Dowling, Patrick R. Johnson, and Brian Ekdale)
  • Journalist‐Twitterers as Political Influencers in Brazil: Narratives and Disputes Towards a New Intermediary Model   (Luiz Peres‐Neto)

The Handling of Emotions and the Formation of Networks in Political Journalism

  • United in Grief? Emotional Communities Around the Far‐Right Terrorist Attack in Hanau   (Débora Medeiros and Ana Makhashvili)
  • How China Divides the Left: Competing Transnational Left‐Wing Alternative Media on Twitter   (Lev Nachman, Adrian Rauchfleisch, and Brian Hioe)

Trends in the Professional Mindset and the Work Routines of Political Journalists

  • Neutral Observers or Advocates for Societal Transformation? Role Orientations of Constructive Journalists in Germany   (Uwe Krüger, Markus Beiler, Thilko Gläßgen, Michael Kees, and Maximilian Küstermann)
  • Digitalization, Standardization, and Diversification: Crime News Under Online‐First Pressure in France and Germany   (Claire Ruffio and Nicolas Hubé)