Considering the emotional turn in journalism studies: Towards new research agendas (translated into Chinese).

Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8461-5795 2021. Considering the emotional turn in journalism studies: Towards new research agendas (translated into Chinese). Journalism and Mass Communication Monthly (新闻界) Item availability restricted.

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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
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Language other than English:	Chinese
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 March 2021
Date of Acceptance:	21 March 2021
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2024 22:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/139784

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