Social News

How Born-Digital Outlets Transformed Journalism
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-91714-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 167 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 241 g

This book is the first to define and describe ‘social news’, a new kind of journalism emerging in response to social media. Drawing on the author’s extensive research into news and social media platforms,  Social News  critically examines the rise of well-known outlets such as  BuzzFeed  and  Mic  in the US, and  Junkee  and  Pedestrian  in Australia. Hurcombe argues that these outlets became successful by strategically engaging with social media, producing sociable content personalised for millennials. Such outlets have been criticised for violating the rules of ‘quality’ journalism. However, this book shows how social news has provided a platform for marginalised voices and has been able to engage readers neglected by legacy news. While social media is frequently seen as a threat to the news industry,  Social News  shows that digital platforms have been driving new forms of journalism: ones thatchallenge our understanding of what journalism is, can be, and should be.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hurcombe, Edward

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Lineages.- Chapter 3: Engagement.- Chapter 4: Sociability.- Chapter 5: Personalisation.- Chapter 6:Futures.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Edward Hurcombe is a Research Associate in the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Edward researches how news and journalistic practice are transforming in relation to the technologies, economies, and user cultures of social media platforms. His research has been published in leading journals such as  Journalism ,  Digital Journalism,  and  New Media & Society .