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Ferrucci, Patrick; Painter, Chad

doi:10.1177/0196859917690533

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“…However, despite an increasingly changing and polarized U.S. news media market and a continuous lack of diversity in the journalism workforce, it remains unclear how audiences reconcile and negotiate fictional representations of journalism with their everyday news media consumption and direct exposure to mediated news discourses in the public sphere. Ferrucci and Painter (2017) drew on Cultivation Theory to hypothesize how journalism fiction might shape the public image of the profession. They highlighted how high exposure to fictional representations of journalism might contribute to shaping people's views on journalism.…”

Section: Journalism Fiction Versus Audiencesmentioning

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‘Fast-paced,' ‘snakey' and ‘commercial': How American student audiences make sense of representations of journalism in fictional television series

De Wulf Helskens,

Van Leuven,

Dhaenens

2023

Journalism

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This study set out to understand how student audiences make sense of fictional representations of journalism in television series. To do so, we conducted five focus groups with American students. First, participants expressed a need for more diversity in representations of journalism in terms of narratives and characters as they see fiction as a complementary source of information on the profession. They relied on non-fictional reference media, normative journalistic discourses, and if applicable, experiences with working in (school) newsrooms to make sense of these representations. Second, they discussed how public opinion on journalism is influenced by fiction and consequently fear that one-sided and stereotypical representations of journalism contribute to increasing the already low levels of mistrust in U.S. news media. This fear was also found to be gendered as the participants expressed concerns about the stereotypical representation of female and minority journalists as “bitchy” and “promiscuous.” This manuscript puts forward journalism fiction as a metajournalistic discourse in which non-fictional and fictional journalism blur in confounding ways.

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Section: Journalism Fiction Versus Audiencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘Fast-paced,' ‘snakey' and ‘commercial': How American student audiences make sense of representations of journalism in fictional television series

De Wulf Helskens,

Van Leuven,

Dhaenens

2023

Journalism

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“…Journalism's prominence in popular culture in the past 150 years shows us that journalism has been and remains a subject with immense appeal to those who make and consume popular culture. Journalistic representation has become a common topic both in the popular press and in academic books and journals (e.g., Ehrlich & Saltzman, 2015; Ferrucci & Painter, 2017; Painter, 2017; Painter & Ferrucci, 2017; Painter & Wilkins, 2021; Peters, 2015; Ragovin, 2010; Sabin, 2011; Steiner et al, 2013). The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture project (www.ijpc.org) provides valuable resources including a database of journalists and other mass communicators depicted in films, television, books, and other forms of mass communication, as well as a peer-reviewed journal, classroom materials, and other resources.…”

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When Institutions Fail: Communitarianism and Spotlight

Painter

Scherb

2021

Journal of Communication Inquiry

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Communitarians argue that social identity is formed through the connection between individuals and their communities. The purpose of this study is to examine how the institution of journalism functions as part of a larger community. Media influence and are influenced by the larger social, cultural, legal, political, and economic systems in which they operate. This textual analysis focused on the breakdown of four Boston institutions—the Catholic Church, the police force, the justice system, and the daily newspaper—depicted in the film Spotlight. These institutions failed their community, allowing decades of sexual abuse to go unrecognized and unpunished—at least until the Spotlight team investigated allegations against Catholic priests. Through the lens of communitarian ethics, the researchers argue that stakeholders must recognize the need for a strong community from which the press can report, explain, correct, and connect.

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Who Thinks that Female Journalists Have Sex with their Sources? Testing the Association Between Sexist Beliefs, Journalist Mistrust, and the Perceived Realism of Fictional Female Journalists

Waddell

2021

Journalism Studies

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Print Versus Digital

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

‘Fast-paced,' ‘snakey' and ‘commercial': How American student audiences make sense of representations of journalism in fictional television series

‘Fast-paced,' ‘snakey' and ‘commercial': How American student audiences make sense of representations of journalism in fictional television series

When Institutions Fail: Communitarianism and Spotlight

Who Thinks that Female Journalists Have Sex with their Sources? Testing the Association Between Sexist Beliefs, Journalist Mistrust, and the Perceived Realism of Fictional Female Journalists

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