An emotional turn in journalism studies?

Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8461-5795 2020. An emotional turn in journalism studies? Digital Journalism 8 (2) , pp. 175-194. 10.1080/21670811.2019.1697626

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Abstract

This article develops the idea of an “emotional turn” in journalism studies, which has led to an increasingly nuanced investigation of the role of emotion in the production, texts and audience engagement with journalism. These developments have occurred in tandem with, and accelerated by, the emergence of digital and social media. Research on news production has shown that journalistic work has always taken emotion into consideration, shaping approaches to storytelling and presentation. However, the view of journalists as detached observers has rendered the emotional labor associated with news production invisible. Research on emotion in journalistic texts has highlighted the fact that even conventional “hard news genres” are shaped by an engagement with emotion. As studies on news audiences and emotions have shown, audiences are more likely to be emotionally engaged, recall information and take action when news stories are relatable. The affordances of digital platforms and social media have had a profound impact on the space for emotion. The expanded opportunities for participation have contributed to questioning traditional distinctions between news audiences and producers and have ushered in new and more forms of emotional expression that have spilled over into practices of news production.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	2167-0811
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	25 November 2019
Date of Acceptance:	20 November 2019
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2024 10:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/127099

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