Entertainment, Journalism, and Advocacy - Competing Motivations in the True Crime Podcast Ecosystem

This book explores the exponential growth of true crime podcasting and its effects on the growth of criminal justice reform advocacy in the United States. Sherrill argues that true crime podcasts exist as hybrid organizations with multiple goals, including entertainment, criminal justice reform advocacy, and journalistic inquiry.

List of contents

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Adnan, Melinda, and Me
Chapter 2: True Crime, Podcasting, and the Serial Effect
Chapter 3: Understanding Organizational Growth and Social Movements
Chapter 4: Understanding the True Crime Podcast Ecosystem
Chapter 5: Ecology and Podcasts as Maintenance Organizations
Chapter 6: True Crime Podcasts and Social Movement Approaches
Chapter 7: Podcasts as Legitimated Hybrid Organizations
Chapter 8: Still Obsessed: Lessons from the True Crime Podcast Ecosystem
References
Appendix: True Crime Podcasts 2005-2022
About the Author

About the author

Lindsey A. Sherrill is assistant professor of business communication at the University of North Alabama.

Product details

• Authors: Lindsey A Sherrill, Lindsey a Sherrill, Lindsey A. Sherrill
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.12.2024
• EAN: 9781666906035
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-603-5
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, Performing Arts, The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Press & journalism, Communication Studies, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism