What do thought leaders make us think about journalism? A boundary-work analysis of newspaper commentary articles

• Main Authors: Duffy, Andrew, Prahl, Andrew, Lim, Clara Hui Min
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Peripheral Players; Commentaries
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170415
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As “boundary objects,” thought-leader articles show some characteristics of journalism but are not considered journalism in its pure sense. Yet this peripheral format occupies a critical place in the media canon and thought-leader articles have value for news organization and audience alike. Given a...