Full Description
Using a framework of online connection and disconnection, The Paradox of Connection examines how journalists' practices are formed, negotiated, and maintained in dynamic social media environments. The interactions of journalists with the technological, social, and cultural features of online and social media environments have shaped new values and competencies--and the combination of these factors influence online work practices. Merging case studies with analysis, the authors show how the tactics of online connection and disconnection interact with the complex realities of working in today's media environments. The result is an insightful portrait of fast-changing journalistic practices and their implications for both audiences and professional identities and norms.
Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction
Part I: Defining Connection and Disconnection in Journalism
1 Journalism and the Paradox of Connection
2 Burning Out, Turning Off, and Disconnection
Part II: Connection and Disconnection in Organizational Contexts
3 Maintaining Professional Connections through Branding
4 Dis/connecting from Policy and Practice
Part III: Connection and Disconnection for Changing Journalistic Practice
5 Connecting with Journalism in an Era of Misinformation
6 Harassment and Disconnection in Journalism's Digital Labor
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
