(De)constructing Societal Threats During Times of Deep Mediatization

This book explores how both elite and non-elite actors frame societal threats such as the refugee crisis and COVID-19 using both digital and traditional media. It will be a key resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of Communication Studies, Media Studies, Journalism, Cultural Studies, Research Methods, Sociology and Politics.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Framing the Macedonian name dispute in Greece: Nationalistic journalism and the existential threat 2. The "ultimate empathy machine" as technocratic solutionism? Audience reception of the distant refugee crisis through virtual reality" 3. A systemic functional linguistics approach to analysing white supremacist and conspiratorial discourse on YouTube 4. Internet regulation and crisis-related resilience: From Covid-19 to existential risks

About the author

Paul Reilly is Senior Lecturer in Communications, Media and Democracy at the University of Glasgow, UK.
Virpi Salojärvi is Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at the University of Vaasa. Finland, and University Researcher at the Helsinki Hub on Emotions, Populism and Polarisation (HEPPsinki), University of Helsink, Finland.

Summary

This book explores how both elite and non-elite actors frame societal threats such as the refugee crisis and COVID-19 using both digital and traditional media. It will be a key resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of Communication Studies, Media Studies, Journalism, Cultural Studies, Research Methods, Sociology and Politics.

Product details

• Authors: Paul (University of Glasgow Reilly
• Assisted by: Paul Reilly (Editor), Virpi Salojärvi (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032566832
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3256683-2
• No. of pages: 114
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, REFERENCE / Research, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet, Social groups, Press & journalism, Communication Studies, Political campaigning & advertising, Political campaigning and advertising, News media and journalism, Research methods: general, Social groups, communities and identities