Journalism and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

AvThorsten Quandt,Karin Wahl-Jorgensen,Thorsten (University of Munster) Quandt,UK) Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin (Cardiff University

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-02-13
Mått174 x 246 x 17 mm
Vikt580 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor218
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032647562

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Thorsten Quandt is Professor of Communication Studies and Dean, Faculty of Education and Social Sciences at the University of Münster, Germany. He (co)published more than 200 scientific articles and several books. Quandt is a Fellow of the International Communication Association (ICA). His research and teaching fields include online communication, media innovation research, digital games and journalism.Karin Wahl-Jorgensen is Professor in the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture and serves as University Dean of Research Environment and Culture. Her research focuses on journalism and citizenship, and she has authored or edited ten books. Recent books include Emotions, Media and Politics (2019), Digital Citizenship in a Datafied Society (2019, with Arne Hintz and Lina Dencik), and Handbook of Journalism Studies, 2nd edition (2020, Routledge, co-edited with Thomas Hanitzsch).

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