When Pandemic Stories Become Personal Stories: Community Journalism and the Coverage of Health Inequalities

IF 2.2 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION Journalism Practice Pub Date : 2023-04-05 DOI:10.1080/17512786.2023.2197420

Sibo Chen, Shirley Roburn

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Abstract

Social media's influence on journalistic norms and practices is a prominent theme in journalism studies. For small news organizations, there is not always a clear line between their public image and the online identities of their journalists. Focusing on such ambiguity, this article examines the integration of social media use and journalistic practice at The Local, an independent online news magazine based in Toronto, Canada, as well as its potential implications for community journalism. A qualitative thematic analysis of 300 tweets about the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, posted by the magazine's official account and its two star journalists, revealed a unique journalistic approach that prioritized hyper-local, data-informed, and affective storytelling over the traditional norm of journalists as detached observers and information providers. This finding sheds light on how journalism practices at The Local and other comparable digital news startups may contribute to the revival of community journalism. © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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社交媒体对新闻规范和实践的影响是新闻学研究的一个突出主题。对于小型新闻机构来说，它们的公众形象和记者的网络身份之间并不总是有明确的界限。围绕这种模糊性，本文探讨了加拿大多伦多独立在线新闻杂志《the Local》社交媒体使用和新闻实践的整合，以及其对社区新闻的潜在影响。该杂志的官方账号及其两位明星记者发布了300条关于多伦多新冠肺炎疫情的推文，对其进行了定性主题分析，揭示了一种独特的新闻方法，该方法将超负荷、数据知情和情感叙事置于记者作为独立观察者和信息提供者的传统规范之上。这一发现揭示了The Local和其他类似数字新闻初创公司的新闻实践如何有助于社区新闻的复兴。©2023 Informa UK Limited，交易名称为Taylor&Francis Group。

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Journalism Practice COMMUNICATION-

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

14.30%

发文量

111

期刊介绍： ournalism Practice provides opportunities for reflective, critical and research-based studies focused on the professional practice of journalism. The emphasis on journalism practice does not imply any false or intellectually disabling disconnect between theory and practice, but simply an assertion that Journalism Practice’s primary concern is to analyse and explore issues of practice and professional relevance. Journalism Practice is an intellectually rigorous journal with all contributions being refereed anonymously by acknowledged international experts in the field. An intellectually lively, but professionally experienced, Editorial Board with a wide-ranging experience of journalism practice advises and supports the Editor. Journalism Practice is devoted to: the study and analysis of significant issues arising from journalism as a field of professional practice; relevant developments in journalism training and education, as well as the construction of a reflective curriculum for journalism; analysis of journalism practice across the distinctive but converging media platforms of magazines, newspapers, online, radio and television; and the provision of a public space for practice-led, scholarly contributions from journalists as well as academics. Journalism Practice’s ambitious scope includes: the history of journalism practice; the professional practice of journalism; journalism training and education; journalism practice and new technology; journalism practice and ethics; and journalism practice and policy.