Introduction: Scandal in an Age of Likes, Selfies, Retweets, and Sexts

Mandell, Hinda; Chen, Gina Masullo

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“…Under these conditions, scandals can be easily made (Mangahas, 2012). The affordances of digital media serve to facilitate the process and intensify the impact of scandals (Mandell and Chen, 2016; see also Arun, 2019). However, by detailing the role of digital media in each phase of a scandal, the Philippine examples modify our understanding of digital media's potentialities.…”

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“…However, current literature show transformations as well as continuities. Digital media use has facilitated and intensified the process of scandal and expanded the scale of public participation (Mandell and Chen, 2016; Tumber and Waisbord, 2019). News media no longer have the monopoly in exposing wrongdoings.…”

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“…With the widespread use of digital media, scandals and similar phenomena such as rumours on social media and mob formations (e.g. Arun, 2019) now involve ordinary people (Mandell and Chen, 2016). The growing interest in local scandals in news media and academia points towards how digitally mediated scandals figure into the politics of everyday life (Besnier, 2009;Fine, 2019;Thompson, 2000).…”

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The potency of digital media: group chats and mediated scandals in the Philippines

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With widespread use of digital media, public figures and ordinary people easily become involved in scandals. Social media leaks and mobs illustrate how digital media figure into scandals in the context of everyday politics. The occurrence of scandals on digital media prompts questions on emerging dynamics and potentials of digital communication. Using case studies from the Philippines, this study identifies and examines digital media affordances and how they enable mediated scandals. Findings indicate that digital media facilitate the process and intensify the impact of scandals, particularly the effects of public condemnation. However, under certain conditions, digital media enable parties to counter allegations and mobilise support. The article reflects on the possibilities and potency of digital media in everyday politics of reputation.

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