Meltzer From News to Talk

The Expansion of Opinion and Commentary in US Journalism
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4384-7350-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Explores how journalists think and talk about changes in the news environment, with a focus on the increase in opinion and commentary.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meltzer, Kimberly

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Interviews Conducted with Journalists

1. Journalism in the Current Era
How Journalists Dealt with the Rhetoric of Trump and Others during the 2016 Election Cycle
What Journalists Said after the 2016 Election
Why Examine Journalistic Discourse?
Journalists as Communities of Practice

2. The Increase in Talk in News
Journalistic Models
Has Opinion in News Increased?
Opinion Journalism Is Increasing through Journalists' Social Media Use
Why Has Opinion in News Increased?
CNN's (Jeff Zucker's) Strategy to "Diversify" Programming
Journalists Starting Their Own Self-Branded Sites

3. Journalists’ Perspectives on Incivility and Opinion in Digital News Media
Definitions of Civility
Research about Civility, Politics, and Journalism
Method
Analysis
Discussion

4. Journalists' Perspectives on Opinion, Commentary, and Incivility in All Types of News
Reasons for the Increase in Incivility, Uncivil Tone of Political Discourse in Media
Differences in Opinion and Commentary According to Medium
Increases in Opinion and Commentary Are Positive or Neutral
Opinion and Commentary from Regular People/Bloggers/ Citizen Journalists through Social Media Are More Important than What's Coming From, or Through the Filter of, Legacy/Big Media
Not Concerned for the Audience because of Opinion in News
Concerned for the Audience because of Incivility in News
Not Concerned about Incivility
Concern about Incivility from/perpetuated by Audiences, Regular People
Not Concerned with Uncivil Comments from Users/Audience
Whether Bad or Good, the Heated and Uncivil Expression of Opinion Has Been Around for a Long Time
Lack of Labeling Content as Opinion Can Be Concerning for Audiences
Increases in Opinion and Commentary Have Negative Impacts
A Generational Difference?
Calling It "Point-of-View Journalism"; or Similar, rather than Opinion or Commentary
How Journalists Who Provide Opinionated Content Think of Themselves and Their Own Work

5. Op

Über Autor(innen)

Kimberly Meltzer is Associate Professor of Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. She is the author of TV News Anchors and Journalistic Tradition: How Journalists Adapt to Technology.