Social Media at BBC News: The Re-Making of Crisis Reporting
Valerie Belair-Gagnon
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Description for Social Media at BBC News: The Re-Making of Crisis Reporting
Paperback. Series: Routledge Research in Journalism. Num Pages: 148 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Since the emergence of social media in the journalistic landscape, the BBC has sought to produce reporting more connected to its audience while retaining its authority as a public broadcaster in crisis reporting. Using empirical analysis of crisis news production at the BBC, this book shows that the emergence of social media at the BBC and the need to manage this kind of material led to a new media logic in which tech-savvy journalists take on a new centrality in the newsroom. In this changed context, the politico-economic and socio-cultural logic have led to a more connected newsroom involving this ... Read more
Since the emergence of social media in the journalistic landscape, the BBC has sought to produce reporting more connected to its audience while retaining its authority as a public broadcaster in crisis reporting. Using empirical analysis of crisis news production at the BBC, this book shows that the emergence of social media at the BBC and the need to manage this kind of material led to a new media logic in which tech-savvy journalists take on a new centrality in the newsroom. In this changed context, the politico-economic and socio-cultural logic have led to a more connected newsroom involving this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Routledge Research in Journalism
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138067141
SKU
V9781138067141
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Reviews for Social Media at BBC News: The Re-Making of Crisis Reporting
Valerie Belair-Gagnon has provided a ground-breaking analysis of the impact of social media on the practice of journalism. Her book's examination of the BBC offers a compelling look at how a global leader in journalism is adapting to the age of connected citizens. - John Pavlik, Rutgers University, USA This book offers an ... Read more