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Title: | Citizens as actors in the field of journalism: Exploring users’ agency and perceptions of participatory affordances | Authors: | Spyridou, Lia Paschalia | Editors: | Veneti, Anastasia KARATZOGIANNI, ATHINA |
Major Field of Science: | Social Sciences | Field Category: | Media and Communications | Keywords: | participatory journalism;active audience;user agency;participatory tools | Issue Date: | 2020 | Source: | The Emerald Handbook of Digital Media in Greece: Journalism and Political Communication in Times of Crisis | Abstract: | The concept of participatory journalism draws attention to the shortcomings of established journalism by emphasizing the role of the audience for boosting pluralism, transparency, deliberation and media accountability. Drawing on filed theory, the study attempts to shed light on whether the former audience can disrupt the field of journalism. To do so, it investigates the level and preferred forms of participation, and provides evidence on how users perceive of the participatory affordances offered through news media websites. Although users assign public discourse functions to participatory avenues, the study confirms the reluctant audience paradigm, and the popularity of tools enabling low editorial capacity. From a field perspective, it is argued that although users’ doxa denotes democratizing ideas about participation, their behavior is ultimately driven by their weak habitus (position) in the field. To use Bourdieu’s metaphor, the power in the journalistic game still lies in the hands of professionals; users are not willing or capable of disrupting the norms and practices of mainstream journalism. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/21008 | ISBN: | 978-1-83982-401-2 | DOI: | 10.1108/978-1-83982-400-520201021 | Type: | Book Chapter | Affiliation : | Cyprus University of Technology | Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
Appears in Collections: | Κεφάλαια βιβλίων/Book chapters |
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