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Buturoiu, Raluca; Corbu, Nicoleta; Boțan, Mădălina

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-41954-6_1

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“…In addition, several studies in recent years examined how media organisations set the news agenda after the onset of the global pandemic crisis, focusing on the notion of intermedia agenda setting, the phenomenon of news migrating from one media outlet to another. Buturoiu et al (2023) argue that after the pandemic crisis’s onset, traditional media’s power seems to have been transferred to online and digital media outlets. Wang and Shi (2022) highlighted the interaction between various social media news sources based on news content produced by traditional media, while Šķestere and Darģis (2022) showed that the agenda-setting process has been transformed by the dramatic growth of audiences that are simultaneously media consumers and producers.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is it Time to ‘Send in the Clowns’? What Happens to the ‘Rest of the News’ in Social Media during Extreme Crises

Maniou,

Papadopoulou

2024

Media Watch

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Based on a qualitative analysis of news posts on traditional media Facebook pages, this work seeks to explore the way(s) in which established news organisations in the United Kingdom use their social media accounts in times of extreme crisis. Specifically, we seek to assess what (other) types of news are publicised through social media beyond those related to the crisis itself. Findings show that well-respected international news organisations choose to post news items that aim to (a) distract from a bleak reality, (b) suggest ways to cope with new challenges and (c) create a community to alleviate the sense of loneliness. We argue that social media posts about the ‘rest of the news’ in times of crisis do much more than emphasise the ‘softer’ aspects of the crisis; they attempt to deliver another kind of message that there are ways to cope with adversity and that, eventually, things will work out.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%