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Media And Mass Shootings: Field Theory In Cnn News Coverage Of The Columbine High School And Parkland High School Mass Shootings, Hannah Hume, Gregory P. Perreault
Media And Mass Shootings: Field Theory In Cnn News Coverage Of The Columbine High School And Parkland High School Mass Shootings, Hannah Hume, Gregory P. Perreault
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
Through discourse analysis, this article seeks to compare the cable news coverage of the Columbine High School shooting and the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting (n = 81) in the first two days of coverage using field theory, with CNN broadcast transcripts as the unit of analysis. The research showed that the shooter was the dominant shaping force in the CNN discourse in both school shooting events.
Discourse Of Gaming: A Conceptual Framework Of Gaming As An Interpretive Community, Gregory P. Perreault, Teresa Lynch
Discourse Of Gaming: A Conceptual Framework Of Gaming As An Interpretive Community, Gregory P. Perreault, Teresa Lynch
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
Situating gaming as a cultural practice aimed at con-structing issues of power through cultural discussions necessitates a framework of discourse of gaming to explain how meanings around gaming practice develop. Built on the premise that gaming offers mul-timodal opportunities for interaction, we introduce the discourse of gaming framework to connect pro-cesses of boundary work, definition making, and legit-imization to the activities of gaming, the gamer’s identity, and the consequences of gaming. Through a survey of Reddit gaming fan communities, discourse of gaming here reflects the power perceived outsiders (e.g., journalists, academics, and politicians) have on shaping the discourse.
Metajournalistic Discourse As A Stabilizer Within The Journalistic Field: Journalistic Practice In The Covid-19 Pandemic, Gregory P. Perreault, Mildred F. Perreault, Phoebe Maares
Metajournalistic Discourse As A Stabilizer Within The Journalistic Field: Journalistic Practice In The Covid-19 Pandemic, Gregory P. Perreault, Mildred F. Perreault, Phoebe Maares
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
The COVID-19 Pandemic created a two-fold challenge for journalists: first, the task of gathering and distributing information vital to the responses of the public, and second, the challenge of mitigating the complexities of the journalism field. The purpose of this study is to connect the theoretical frameworks of metajournalistic discourse and field theory, using the touch point of journalistic practice. Prior research has postulated that metajournalistic discourse operates as a stabilizing force in the journalistic field. Using the timely test of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study seeks to explore the discursive construction of journalistic practice during a pandemic through the …
Metajournalistic Discourse And Reporting Policies On White Nationalism, Gregory P. Perreault, Kimberly Meltzer
Metajournalistic Discourse And Reporting Policies On White Nationalism, Gregory P. Perreault, Kimberly Meltzer
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
In 2016 and 2017, several newsrooms presented guidelines for using the term “alt-right” in the wake of events such as the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia (USA) and the US presidential campaign of Donald Trump. This study analyzed metajournalistic discourse regarding the use of the term “alt-right” including internal newsroom policies and updates to newsroom manuals and externally published public discourse. The analysis tracks how news organizations and academic and trade journalism associations participated in discourse about the use of “alt-right,” and their peers’ policies around use of the term. The study finds that discourse shifted from requiring …
Covering Hate: Field Theory And Journalistic Role Conception In Reporting On White Nationalist Rallies, Gregory P. Perreault, Brett Johnson, Leslie Klein
Covering Hate: Field Theory And Journalistic Role Conception In Reporting On White Nationalist Rallies, Gregory P. Perreault, Brett Johnson, Leslie Klein
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
In the United States, journalists covering white nationalist groups find themselves in an impossible situation: how do you cover the newsworthy rallies—and the concerns raised by the local community—without providing a platform for hate speech? The present study conducts in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 18 journalists who have covered white nationalist rallies. Through the lens of field theory, this study seeks to understand how journalists conceive of their role in such coverage, how they situate themselves within the field, and how they articulate the best practices for this challenging form of reporting. This study finds that white nationalist rallies presented a …
Field Insurgency In Lifestyle Journalism: How Lifestyle Journalists Marginalize Instagram Influencers And Protect Their Autonomy, Gregory P. Perreault, Folker Hanusch
Field Insurgency In Lifestyle Journalism: How Lifestyle Journalists Marginalize Instagram Influencers And Protect Their Autonomy, Gregory P. Perreault, Folker Hanusch
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
While Facebook and Twitter have received significant scholarly attention for their role in shaping the journalistic field, Instagram has received sparse attention in comparison. The present study examines how lifestyle journalists (n = 63) from Austria and the United States perceive Instagram influencers operating in relation to the journalistic field. Instagram influencers, empowered by the digital medium, would seem to be in direct competition with lifestyle journalists in terms of content. Through the theoretical lenses of boundary work and field, this study argues that lifestyle journalists—long relegated to the periphery of the journalistic field—discursively leverage the presence of influencers …
The Lifestyle Of Lifestyle Journalism: How Reporters Discursively Manage Their Aspirations In Their Daily Work, Gregory P. Perreault, Valerie Harlow Belair-Gagnon
The Lifestyle Of Lifestyle Journalism: How Reporters Discursively Manage Their Aspirations In Their Daily Work, Gregory P. Perreault, Valerie Harlow Belair-Gagnon
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
This study seeks to explore the motivations and labor of lifestyle, or “soft news,” journalists. Rooted in the lens of discursive institutionalism and through 30 interviews with lifestyle journalists in the United States, this study reflects on the aspirational labor—the opportunity to “do what you love”—that motivates entry into journalism but also can encourage disengagement. This study finds that while lifestyle journalists are motivated to enter the profession because of their own personal connection to the topic, their desire to be embedded in the topic and their love for the people in the genre, they also have to negotiate institutional …
What Does It Mean To Be A Female Character In “Indie” Game Storytelling? Narrative Framing And Humanization In Independently Developed Video Games, Mildred F. Perreault, Gregory P. Perreault, Andrea Suarez
What Does It Mean To Be A Female Character In “Indie” Game Storytelling? Narrative Framing And Humanization In Independently Developed Video Games, Mildred F. Perreault, Gregory P. Perreault, Andrea Suarez
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
Video games have long held a spotty history in their narratives regarding women. Most research has examined large budget games and identified issues of simplification, oversexualization, and a general lack of agency among female characters. The present study explores the gaming niche of “indie”—or independent game developer—video games in their representations of women in particular with Never Alone, Gone Home, and Her Story. These games were released around the time frame of the GamerGate controversy—a controversy which drew attention to the treatment of women in gaming culture—and hence, the games are used to reflect on a potential shift in games …
“It’S Not Hate But … ”: Marginal Categories In Rural Journalism, Gregory P. Perreault, Ruth Moon, Jessica Fargen Walsh, Mildred F. Perreault
“It’S Not Hate But … ”: Marginal Categories In Rural Journalism, Gregory P. Perreault, Ruth Moon, Jessica Fargen Walsh, Mildred F. Perreault
School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications
Journalists who cover rural areas in the United States say they are afraid to report on hate groups, and this fear is exacerbated by close community ties and limited resources among rural journalists. We examine the concept of “hate speech” as a boundary object, analyzing in-depth interviews with U.S. journalists reporting in rural communities (n = 33) to better understand how rural journalists report on hate. We find that rural journalists articulate a clear definition for hate speech but struggle to apply that definition to events within their communities, even as they articulate numerous forms of hate. Journalists often dismissed …