Polarizing Communication as Media Effects on Antagonists. Understanding Communication in Conflicts in Digital Media Societies
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This article is published in Communication Theory.The article was published on 2019-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 22 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Digital media.read more
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Post-normal science communication: exploring the blurring boundaries of science and journalism
Abstract: This article provides a framework for analysing changes and continuities in science communication. The field is challenged by three contexts: (1) ‘post-normal situations’ of coping with uncertainties, value questions, an urgency to take action, and associated political pressures; (2) a dramatically changing media environment, and (3) a polarizing discourse culture. We refine the concept of post-normal science to make it more applicable to analyse public science communication in an era of digital media networks. Focussing on changes in the interactions between scientists and journalists, we identify two ideal types: normal and post-normal science communication, and conclude that the boundaries of science and journalism are blurring and under renegotiation. Scientists and journalists develop new shared role models, norms, and practices. Both groups are increasingly acting as advocates for common goods that emphasize the emerging norms of post-normal science communication: transparency, interpretation, advocacy and participation.
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Hostile emotions in news comments: A cross-national analysis of Facebook discussions
TL;DR: The authors showed that hostile emotions can contribute to a strong polarization of political discussion on social media, but little is known regarding the extent to which media organiza- tation contributes to political polarization.
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The importance of influential users in (re)producing Swedish far-right discourse on Twitter:
TL;DR: Surprisingly, while previous research has found that emotionally charged tweets are retweeted more and that highly popular and influential Twitter users tend to express more emotion while tweeting, influential users in this dataset often posted far-right content concealed as neutral, factual statements.
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Coping with Audience Hostility. How Journalists’ Experiences of Audience Hostility Influence Their Editorial Decisions
TL;DR: In digitalized media societies, many journalists encounter audience hostility in publicly visible channels as discussed by the authors, and scholars theorized on the spiral process of the influence of audience feedback on journal reviews.
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Hate Speech and the Polarization of Japanese National Newspapers
Iwona Merklejn,Jan Wiślicki +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the role of social media in the proliferation of hate speech in Japan has received considerable attention, but the coverage of hate-speech and related issues in mainstream news media has not been sufficiently studied.
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