Indian Journalism and the Impact of Social Media

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-031-07320-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 257 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 371 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South

This book is a pan-India study that examines social media’s impact on Indian journalism, highlights emerging challenges, and discusses the way forward for India’s newsrooms. A result of three years of field work, the project uses mixed-methods research – a survey of nearly 300 journalists from 15 Indian cities, followed by in-depth interviews with 25 senior editors – to analyze and explain journalists’ perceptions about social media’s usefulness and credibility, factors that influence their online news sourcing and sharing decisions, resultant challenges for newsrooms, and ways to address those challenges. The findings offer unique insights into how newer forces are influencing journalistic  practices in an online-first era.  Key differences emerge in perceptions between Indian journalists and their Western compatriots about who or what influence their actions. The findings also raise questions about Gatekeeping  as a term to describe journalistic work in 21st Century India's newsrooms. The findings and the conclusions will hopefully help journalists, educators, and anyone interested in Indian journalism gain a deeper, more meaningful understanding about social media’s impact on Indian journalism, and the way ahead for India’s newsrooms.  

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chattopadhyay, Dhiman

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Internet, E-Mail, Social Media

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.Introduction.- 2.Journalism in an online-first era.- 3.Gates & influences: Theoretical framework.- 4.Building blocks: framework and methodology.- 5.Perceptions & influences: findings from the survey.- 6.Social media’s impact on Indian journalism: Editors speak.- 7.Emerging challenges & the way ahead.- 8.Implications.

Über Autor(innen)

Dhiman Chattopadhyay is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication, Journalism and Media, at Shippensburg University, USA.