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Metajournalistic Discourse On The Rise Of Gaming Journalism, Gregory P. Perreault, Tim P. Vos
Metajournalistic Discourse On The Rise Of Gaming Journalism, Gregory P. Perreault, Tim P. Vos
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
Gaming journalism, which finds its origins in public relations-oriented gaming magazines, discursively attached itself to traditional journalism in the wake of the 2014 GamerGate controversy. Yet it had remained unclear where gaming journalism fits within the ecology of journalism. This study examines metajournalistic discourse regarding gaming journalism from 2010 to 2018 and analyzes 53 articles about gaming journalism from that period in order to understand how the broader journalistic field conceptualized gaming journalism’s place within it. This study argues that gaming journalism is discursively marked as a lower, marginal form of journalism based on perceived differences in professional values and …
Narrative Framing Of The Syrian Refugee Crisis In British Religious News, Gregory P. Perreault, Newly Paul
Narrative Framing Of The Syrian Refugee Crisis In British Religious News, Gregory P. Perreault, Newly Paul
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
This paper examines how religious news organizations in the UK covered the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe. Using narrative framing theory, this paper examines all coverage from 2015 and 2016 published in bbc Religion (a part of bbc News), The Muslim News, and Christian Today to examine shared and disparate narratives regarding Syrian refugees migrating to the UK. Four major frames emerged from our analysis of the media coverage in religious and mainstream publications: a humanizing frame, saviour frame, dehumanizing frame, and, redemption frame. The publications differed in their use of these frames as well as the use …