Resisting the resistance (journalism): Ben Smith, Ronan Farrow, and delineating boundaries of practice

Journalism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146488492110643
Author(s):  
Patrick Ferrucci ◽  
Gino Canella
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Bending Resistance ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Networked Society

In May 2020, New York Times media columnist Ben Smith critiqued Ronan Farrow, charging Farrow with practicing “resistance journalism.” Smith’s column generated significant discussion among journalists. This article analyzed the metajournalistic discourse that emerged following Smith’s column to examine how journalism’s boundaries are negotiated and contested. “Resistance journalism” has three main elements: it is unobjective, targeted, and truth-bending. “Resistance journalism” falls outside of the boundaries of journalism, according to the discourse, due to three practices: it lacks verification, focuses on narrative, and has a propensity to advocate. We argue that the current political economic and technological disruptions within digital media and networked society are creating new spaces for the rhetorical competition over journalism to occur, upending journalistic routines and creating hybrid journalism cultures.

scholarly journals Transformation of the Latino image in Western culture (based on the analysis of American mass media)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 28-42
Author(s):  
E. S. Golousova
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Real Life ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Media

With rapid development of Latino communities and their members’s active involvement in the US social and political life the attitudes toward Latinos (Hispanics) have changed, both from the outside and the inside. The Latino people themselves came to realize their self-identification and, consecutively, the portrayal of Latinos in the media has been altered. In this paper the author argues, that the range of Latino stereotypes has become wider today and that the model that used to work decades ago in picturing Latino migrants is no longer relevant. Thus, the main goal of the study is to mark out and describe the changes that have occurred in the US media regarding the images of ‘Latinos’ (/Latinas). Comparative analysis is the key method in addition to the content analysis of media publications. The empirical basis consists of 80 publications, including digital media footage, published in 2016-2020 (both in English and Spanish languages) – such as the New York Times, The Time, The Washington Post, El Opinion, etc. These newspapers and magazines are considered to be highly influential as they set the agenda, shape the opinion and affect public consciousness. The material of the study also comprises 20 TV episodes related to the coverage of Hispanic issues in the USA. Having analyzed the media content related to the Latino issue (mainstream media, online sources, TV footage), the author comes to a conclusion that the number of roles that are attributed to the Latinos/Latinas has increased significantly and the today’s narrative to a larger degree is aligned with the changes occurring in real life of the Latino community.

Constructing the Meaning of Nanotechnology in the United States: A Socio-Linguistic Analysis of the New York Times Coverage, 1985–2004

2014 ◽  
Vol 150 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-155
Author(s):  
Ian Weber
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York Times ◽  
The United States ◽  
Significant Rise ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
Technological Factors ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
National Newspaper ◽  
Political Economic

This study employed a content analysis approach to consider the coverage of nanotechnology reports in the New York Times from 1985 to 2004. Patterns and trends of discourse within the national newspaper in terms of political, economic, social, cultural and technological factors were examined using a socio-linguistic approach. Results from the analysis of 243 news articles show a significant rise in the number of reports in general, with a specific focus on political, economic and technological factors. Analysis revealed that the three categories not only increased in relation to the rise in the number of articles, but also tended to positively reinforce each other over time. The implications of these findings are significant in relation to how the media reports on nanotechnology and the social and cultural dimensions of technology during the critical start-up phases of the innovation. Furthermore, this study brings into focus the issues of transparency of risk and sustainability of future nanotechnology applications.

The Entire Mystery: Paratexts and the Ever-Expanding Twin Peaks Universe

2018 ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
Lindsay Hallam
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Bestseller List ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
Film And Television ◽  
Twin Peaks ◽  
Initial Release ◽  
Effects Of Sexual Abuse

This chapter explains how the Twin Peaks universe has expanded beyond the mediums of film and television and into the areas of literature and digital media, which inspired countless works of fan-made artwork and fiction. It reviews a brief survey of some of the key paratexts that interlock with David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, which opens up new facets and insights into the film's narrative. It also mentions The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, which was written by Lynch's daughter Jennifer and published in October 1990 in between airing of the first and second seasons of the Twin Peaks series. The chapter details the The Secret Diary's initial release that reached number four on The New York Times bestseller list during the height of Twin Peaks mania. It explains book stands as a powerful testimony of the harmful and damaging effects of sexual abuse.

Slippery Slopes

2013 ◽  
pp. 39-65
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Business Success ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Wall Street ◽  
Internet Age ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Wall Street Journal

In order to clarify some defining factors of business success in the information age, this chapter presents two known failures. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. successfully marketed a reputable product, but certain flaws in the company’s structure and process led to a decision to protect its print product rather than make a shift to digital media, with irreversible results. Among newspapers, the San Jose Mercury News seemed ideally positioned to make a successful transition to the Internet age. Yet it was impossible to do so without the cooperation of other major newspapers, which it was unable to obtain. This example evinces the rise of a new and widespread paradigm in which users expect content without cost, which has proved especially challenging for newspapers. However, several publications, including The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and The New York Times, have adopted new business models that may lead to sustainability.

Feminist Killjoys and Women Scorned: An Analysis of News and Commentary on the Sexual Violence Allegations Against Julian Assange

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Harrington
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Flash Point ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Digital News ◽  
Reader Comments ◽  
The Guardian

This article examines digital media debate over sexual violence by analyzing news reports and reader comments on the rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. Through analysis of the Guardian and New York Times, the article shows how this case became a flash-point for debate about feminist constructions of sexual violence. News reports amplified Assange’s defense that the allegations stemmed from feminist influence on Swedish law and would not be criminalized in England, provoking feminist and anti-feminist commentary. Thus, this article illuminates the salience of feminist constructions of sexual violence for digital news and points to broader social contestation over the meaning of rape fostered by digital media.

News Media Use, Talk Networks, and Anti-Elitism across Geographic Location: Evidence from Wisconsin

2021 ◽  
pp. 194016122098512
Author(s):  
Chris Wells ◽  
Lewis A. Friedland ◽  
Ceri Hughes ◽  
Dhavan V. Shah ◽  
Jiyoun Suk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
News Media ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Television News ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Small Towns

A certain social-political geography recurs across European and North American societies: As post-industrialization and mechanization of agriculture have disrupted economies, rural and nonmetropolitan areas are aging and declining in population, leading to widening political and cultural gaps between metropolitan and rural communities. Yet political communication research tends to focus on national or cross-national levels, often emphasizing networked digital media and an implicitly global information order. We contend that geographic place still provides a powerful grounding for individuals’ lifeworld experiences, identities, and orientations to political communications and politics. Focusing on the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and presenting data gathered in 2018, this study demonstrates significant, though often small, differences between geographic locations in terms of their patterns of media consumption, political talk, and anti-elite attitudes. Importantly, television news continues to play a major role in citizens’ repertoires across locations, suggesting we must continue to pay attention to this broadcast medium. Residents of more metropolitan communities consume significantly more national and international news from prestige sources such as the New York Times, and their talk networks are more cleanly sorted by partisanship. Running against common stereotypes of news media use, residents of small towns and rural areas consume no more conservative media than other citizens, even without controlling for partisanship. Our theoretical model and empirical results call for further attention to the intersections of place and politics in understanding news consumption behaviors and the meanings citizens draw from media content.

scholarly journals Retronyms in uzbek language

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 155-158
Author(s):  
Marufjon Yuldashev1
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Related Species ◽  
New York Times ◽  
The Political ◽  
Literary Language ◽  
Electric Guitar ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
American Heritage Dictionary ◽  
American Heritage ◽  
Political Economic

The term retronym was first used by the American journalist Frank Mankievich. William Sapphire made the term popular through an article he wrote for the New York Times. The term was included in the interactive edition of the American Heritage Dictionary, an interactive edition, with the following comment: For example, an acoustic guitar against an electric guitar or an analog clock against an electronic clock. ”A retronym is a name derived from the first form of a concept or object. In other words, it represents a new word or phrase that has been devised to distinguish it from its related species. Major changes in the political, economic, scientific and cultural life of the country allow to increase the number of terms in the Uzbek language. This process is widely observed in all styles of literary language, especially in the scientific style and the journalistic style. Collecting them and defining their place in the lexicon is one of the current problems facing our linguistics. The article discusses retronyms and their differences from other phenomena and their place in lexicography.

scholarly journals Analysing New York Times Opinion “Is America Becoming a Failed State?” Under the Perspective of Appraisal Framework: A Systemic Functional Linguistics Implementation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Januari Rizki Pratama
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Appraisal System ◽  
Failed State ◽  
The Public ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
High Tension ◽  
Political Economic

 The contestation of America’s presidency in 2020 showed a very competitive and strict run. Both candidates provided arguments and attacked each other in public discussion rooms. However, it is a typical of a normal election where there will be always campaigns from the candidates to persuade and to gain public’s votes as much as possible. Therefore, the 2020 presidential election of America feels unusual compared to the previous. Besides it was conducted within the pandemic outbreak, the high tension of global conflict issues and internal social-economic problems of America caused the contestation becoming hotter and noteworthy. Regardless of its final result, it is really interesting to discuss the discourses appeared in the public room regarding the issue. New York Times, one of the leading media in USA provides the room for publics to participate in writing their opinion. This study tried to analyse a writing written in opinion column entitled “Is America Becoming a Failed State?” using appraisal system. The discourse was analysed in the three aspects of White’s appraisal framework namely attitude, graduation, and engagement. Under the scope of critical discourse analysis, this study aimed to elucidate the appraisal aspects found in the text regarding public’s opinion and its standing points to the issue. This study is a descriptive qualitative and the data were collected from an article in New York Times. The discussion was also connected to some external factors besides the three aspects mentioned such as political, economic, and socio-cultural factors.   

scholarly journals Popcast: A music podcast with unexpected scholarly angles: A review and highlighted episode selection.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Boston
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Vertical Integration ◽  
General Relation ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Short Overview

Short review with episode highlights of the New York Times Music Popcast podcast. Written specifically for librarians with an interest in the similarities/disparities between popular digital media content models and scholarly digital media. This includes a short overview of the podcast, its general relation to scholarly communication, a highlight of seven episodes that relate to copyright, archiving, peer-review, vertical integration, metrics, open repositories, and piracy. (1574 words)

A Prehistory of the Cloud

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tung-Hui Hu
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Cold War ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
New York Times ◽  
State Violence ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
National Security Agency ◽  
Sewer System ◽  
Postwar America ◽  
Cultural Fantasy

This book tells two closely-related stories: first, how the digital cloud grew out of much older networks, such as television, the railroad, and the sewer system; and second, how the cloud grafts digital technologies onto older ways of exerting power over a population (such as state violence and torture). With the latest revelations about National Security Agency surveillance, readers are increasingly aware that the cloud represents politically contested terrain. While typical responses to this debate invoke technological and legal solutions, such as do-not-track software or a new law, this book takes an alternate approach. The perspective of media studies, and, more generally, understanding the cloud as a cultural fantasy, situates these vital debates within a wider American political and social context. It allows readers to understand why discussions of threats to the ‘free’ Internet, such as spam and hackers, often invoke the specter of foreignness (e.g. China, Iran, Nigeria); why Cold War rhetoric has increasingly informed digital threats, as in the New York Times’s invention of the phrase “mutually assured cyberdestruction”; and even why the NSA’s facilities for decrypting intercepted messages are often identical to those used by archivists trying to place digital media into cold storage. By locating the materiality of the cloud within the discourses of security and participation in postwar America, A Prehistory of the Cloud offers a set of new tools for rethinking today’s digital environment.

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