Social media, legacy media and gatekeeping: the protest paradigm in news of Ferguson and Charlottesville

Ismail, Amani; Torosyan, Gayane; Tully, Melissa

doi:10.1080/10714421.2019.1651153

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“…Nonetheless, it is noteworthy that they tend to prefer social media to fact check information they find suspicious, while other voters prefer legacy media channels. Future research on the Brazilian case should aim to unravel the complex paths different groups adopt for accessing and verifying information, possibly combining social and legacy media, as explored by Ismail et al (2019) and Ejaz (2021) in other contexts.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, this scenario has become more complex with the rapid growth of social networks as a source of political information. Studies that focus on the supply of information, such as Amani Ismail's case study on the interplay between social networks and local traditional media during the extremeright protests in Ferguson (2014) and Charlottesville (2017), demonstrate that journalistic coverage can be significantly influenced by agendas and themes originating from social networks (Ismail et al 2019). On the demand side, there is evidence that, nowadays, social networks and traditional media jointly influence the formation of political preferences and identities (Ejaz 2021).…”

Section: The Far Right and Social Mediamentioning

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Redefining the Communication Dynamics in Bolsonaro’s Brazil: Media Consumption and Political Preferences

Feres Junior,

Schaefer,

Barbabela

2024

Social Sciences

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In this article, we contend that understanding Brazil’s current communicative landscape requires a closer examination of the relevance of legacy media outlets, challenging the widely accepted “traditional media bypass” thesis, which posits that social media platforms have overtaken traditional media as the primary influencers of political discourse, an argument often used to explain the rise of extreme-right ideologies across different national contexts. In order to test the association between voting preferences and the use of different types of media, we employ logistic regression analysis using data from a recent survey that includes numerous questions about the information and media consumption habits of Brazilian voters. Our findings highlight that legacy media, particularly broadcast TV channels like Globo, Record, and SBT, remain dominant in Brazil as sources of political information. Contrary to the bypass thesis, Bolsonaro’s supporters, while favoring social media, also consume significant amounts of legacy media. Analysis reveals stark differences in media preferences between the supporters of different political candidates, challenging the notion of an exclusive reliance on social media by right-wing supporters. The data also indicate nuanced media consumption habits, such as a preference for certain TV channels and fact-checking behaviors, underscoring the complex interplay between legacy and social media.

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Section: The Far Right and Social Mediamentioning

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Redefining the Communication Dynamics in Bolsonaro’s Brazil: Media Consumption and Political Preferences

Feres Junior,

Schaefer,

Barbabela

2024

Social Sciences

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“…Traditional media regulate the production and distribution of news content they deem worthy (Suran & Kilgo, 2017) as part of their gatekeeping function (Ali & Fahmy, 2013;Xu & Feng, 2014). Since the advent of social media, the gatekeeping role of traditional media has been diluted by citizen-driven information sharing through social media (Gerbaudo, 2012), initially leading scholars to hope for more democratic forms of societal dialogue (Biekart & Fowler, 2013; see also analysis in Ismail et al, 2019).…”

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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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“…M. McLeod, 2007, p. 185). This usually means that protesters are framed by the media as “deviants” (Ismail et al, 2019, p.174; Mourão et al, 2021, p. 324), with reporters focused more on acts of lawlessness by protesters, with rare chances for protests to have their claims or grievances published (Kilgo & Harlow, 2019; Mourão et al, 2021). This approach to protest coverage was noticed by some scholars in the case of the Floyd protests, with news outlets focused on police in riot gear and images of protesters destroying property (Kilgo, 2020).…”

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“They Killin’ Us for No Reason”: Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, and Hip-Hop Music—A Quantitative Content Analysis

Mozie

2022

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

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A quantitative content analysis of rap lyrics released after the 2020 death of George Floyd ( n = 66) was conducted to examine the dominant emotions of artists who use their songs to address police brutality and other forms of racism. A large, negative, and statistically significant correlation between negative emotions toward the police and a desire for retaliation was found. This finding may lend support for the African American Offending Theory, which is explained in this study. The rap songs examined could also be seen as a form of alternative commentary not found in news coverage of the 2020 protests.

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Social media, legacy media and gatekeeping: the protest paradigm in news of Ferguson and Charlottesville

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

Redefining the Communication Dynamics in Bolsonaro’s Brazil: Media Consumption and Political Preferences

Redefining the Communication Dynamics in Bolsonaro’s Brazil: Media Consumption and Political Preferences

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

“They Killin’ Us for No Reason”: Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, and Hip-Hop Music—A Quantitative Content Analysis

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