Journalism and the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Journalism and the Coronavirus Pandemic

  1. 238 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Journalism and the Coronavirus Pandemic

About this book

This book explores how the Covid-19 pandemic triggered profound changes in the practice and consumption of digital journalism.

Featuring original research from around the globe, the volume examines key challenges of covering the pandemic from Zimbabwe to China and the UK. The research shows that the pandemic amplified threats to press freedom. At the same time, it took an emotional toll on journalists, who worried about their exposure to Covid-19 and dealt with challenges associated with a growing reliance on digital tools, as well as difficulties accessing sources and hostile reactions from audiences.

Charting the consequences of an increasingly complex media ecosystem, the volume addresses the rise of distrust in mainstream media, the influence of "alternative" news outlets, and the surge of misinformation and conspiracy theories. The volume also examines the polarized reactions of audiences and the complex relationship between public trust, government actions, and journalistic organisations. Despite the challenges, there are signs of increased audience engagement with news, pointing to a potential positive shift in journalism's societal role.

This volume is essential reading for scholars and students in media and journalism studies seeking a comprehensive understanding of how the pandemic reshaped digital journalism.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Digital Journalism.

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Yes, you can access Journalism and the Coronavirus Pandemic by Thorsten Quandt,Karin Wahl-Jorgensen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Journalism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Citation Information
  7. Notes on Contributors
  8. Introduction: The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Transformation of (Digital) Journalism
  9. 1 Covering Conspiracy: Approaches to Reporting the COVID/5G Conspiracy Theory
  10. 2 An Emotional Rally: Exploring Commenters’ Responses to Online News Coverage of the COVID-19 Crisis in Austria
  11. 3 Is Sensationalist Disinformation More Effective? Three Facilitating Factors at the National, Individual, and Situational Level
  12. 4 Reporting the Covid-19 Pandemic: Trauma on Our Own Doorstep
  13. 5 Digital News Readership and Subscription in the United States during COVID-19: A Longitudinal Analysis of Clickstream and Subscription Data from a Local News Site
  14. 6 “Crisis Coverage Gap”: The Divide between Public Interest and Local News’ Facebook Posts about COVID-19 in the United States
  15. 7 Digital Technologies and the Changing Journalism Cultures in Zimbabwe: Examining the Lived Experiences of Journalists Covering the COVID-19 Pandemic
  16. 8 Press Freedom during Covid-19: The Digital Discourses of the International Press Institute, Reporters Sans Frontières, and the Committee to Protect Journalists
  17. 9 Women’s Use and Abuse of the News Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mumsnet
  18. 10 Refracting the Pandemic: A Field Theory Approach to Chinese Journalists’ Sourcing Options in the Age of COVID-19
  19. 11 Change and Continuity in Digital Journalism: The Covid-19 Pandemic as Situational Context for Broader Arguments about the Field
  20. Index