Fake news as a critical incident in journalism

Fake news as a critical incident in journalism

This study examines how American newspapers made sense of the issue of fake news. By analysing newspaper editorials and considering the problem of fake news as a critical incident confronting journalism, this study found that news organizations in the US recognize fake news as a social problem while...

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Main Authors: Tandoc, Edson C., Jenkins, Joy, Craft, Stephanie
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Social sciences::Journalism
Boundary Work
Critical Incident
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151075
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:This study examines how American newspapers made sense of the issue of fake news. By analysing newspaper editorials and considering the problem of fake news as a critical incident confronting journalism, this study found that news organizations in the US recognize fake news as a social problem while acknowledging the challenge in defining it. They generally considered fake news as a social media phenomenon thriving on political polarization driven by mostly ideological, but sometimes also financial, motivations. Therefore, they assigned blame for the rise of fake news to the current political environment, to technological platforms Google and Facebook, and to audiences.

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