Overview
Compares news narratives about contemporary racial issues in legacy and emerging, digital models of journalism
Features interviews with reporters who discuss how journalism has changed and how the coverage of racial issues can be improved
Illuminates how new models of journalism provide a deeper understanding of systems of power
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book explores U.S. news media’s 21st century reckoning with race, from the election of President Barack Obama, through the birth and growth of the Black Lives Matter movement, to the tense weeks after a white police officer killed an unarmed African American teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. While legacy newsrooms struggled to interpret complex events, a diverse group of digital storytellers used emerging technologies. Veteran journalist and media scholar Carolyn Nielsen examines how the first two decades of this century produced new models for journalists to explore the complexity of racism, amplify the voices of lived experience, and understand their audiences. Using critical analysis of news coverage and interviews with reporters who cover racial issues, the book shows how new models of journalism break with legacy journalism’s conceptions of objectivity, expertise, and news judgment to provide deeper understanding of systems of power.
Reviews
“Mainstream news coverage of race in America has been stereotypical, inaccurate, unchanging, and defensive for decades. But new journalists, new mindsets, and new technologies are changing this. This important book captures the moments when the shifts began, why they occurred and who led the way, and where we are likely headed.” (David Domke, Professor of Communication, University of Washington, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Carolyn Nielsen is Associate Professor of Journalism at Western Washington University, USA. Her research examines newsroom sociology, technology, and news coverage of racial issues. Prior to becoming a Professor, she spent a decade working as an award-winning newspaper reporter and editor.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Reporting on Race in a Digital Era
Authors: Carolyn Nielsen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35221-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35220-2Published: 20 February 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35223-3Published: 20 February 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-35221-9Published: 19 February 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 236
Topics: Journalism, Media and Communication, Culture and Technology