Placing constructive journalism in context
| Autor: | Liesbeth Hermans, Nico Drok |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Communication
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Social environment 050801 communication & media studies 050109 social psychology Context (language use) Constructive Communication and Media Epistemology 0508 media and communications 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Journalism Sociology Function (engineering) Network society media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journalism Practice, 12, 679-694 Journalism Practice, 12, 6, pp. 679-694 |
| ISSN: | 1751-2786 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17512786.2018.1470900 |
| Popis: | Item does not contain fulltext This article describes how the social context of professional journalism has changed in the twenty-first century and why this has strengthened the need to redefine the function of journalism in this new era. Pivotal questions for journalism are: How to stay relevant for the public? How to redefine the public service function? How to deal with the increased competition? How to deal with a negative focus in the news that might offer people disillusion instead of hopeful perspectives? These questions are addressed within technological, social-cultural and economic developments that have a huge impact on the information supply. In this context, constructive journalism emerge. As a movement, it is indebted to civic journalism but takes it to the next level. Constructive journalism reconsiders the goals and values of professional journalism and cherishes a form of journalism that is public-oriented, solution-oriented, future-oriented and action-oriented, trying to avoid a bias towards negativity in the news. The break-through of the twenty-first century network model implies that journalism needs to move into a new direction, fostering cooperation, transparency and constructiveness. 16 p. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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