Becoming the News: How Ordinary People Respond to the Media Spotlight
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231183151 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ruth Palmer is an assistant professor of communications at IE University in Madrid and Segovia. . She was also a writer and editor for the Knight Case Studies Initiative at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her work has been published in Journalism, Journalism Studies, and Literary Journalism Studies
Becoming the News examines the seemingly mundane experience of having been mentioned in the newsan important social phenomenon that scholars have ignored and one that changes how huge numbers of Americans think not only about the news media but about themselves. Palmer weaves a compelling tapestry of classic social theory, modern scholarship, and outstanding interviews. (C.W. Anderson, Professor of Media and Communication, University of Leeds) . This timely and fascinating book marks a major step forward for
She explores what motivates someone to talk to the press; whether they consider the potential risks; the power dynamics between a journalist and their subject; their expectations about the motivations of journalists; and the influence of social media on their decisions and reception. What does it feel like to be featured, quoted, or just named in a news story? A refugee family, the survivor of a shooting, a primary voter in Iowathe views and experiences of ordinary people are an important component of journalism. While much has been written about how journalists work and gather stories, what do we discover about the practice of journalism and attitudes about the media by focusing on the experiences of the subjects themselves? In Becoming the News, Ruth Palmer argues that understanding the motivations and experiences of those who have b