Journalism, citizenship and surveillance society

Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8461-5795, Hintz, Arne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9902-4736, Dencik, Lina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1982-0901 and Bennett, Lucy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2264-7596, eds. 2020. Journalism, citizenship and surveillance society. Routledge.

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Abstract

This book shows how surveillance society shapes and interacts with journalistic practices and discourses. It illustrates not only how surveillance debates play out in and through mediated discourses, but also how practices of surveillance inform the stories, everyday work and the ethics of journalists. The increasing entrenchment of data collection and surveillance in all kinds of social processes raises important questions around new threats to journalistic freedom and political dissent; the responsibilities of media organizations and state actors; the nature of journalists’ relationship to the state; journalists’ ability to protect their sources and data; and the ways in which media coverage shape public perceptions of surveillance, to mention just a few areas of concern. Against this backdrop, the contributions gathered in this book examine areas including media coverage of surveillance, encryption and privacy; journalists’ views on surveillance and security; public debate around the power of intelligence agencies, and the strategies of privacy rights activists. The book raises fundamental questions around the role of journalism in creating the conditions for digital citizenship. The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of the journal, Digital Journalism.

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Edited Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	9780367437404
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2022 09:40
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/138952

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