[ecrea] New title from Routledge Research in Journalism

New title from Routledge Research in Journalism

*Social Media at BBC News: The Re-Making of Crisis Reporting*
by Valerie Belair-Gagnon

Since the emergence of social media in the journalistic landscape, the
BBC has sought to produce reporting more connected to its audience while
retaining its authority as a public broadcaster in crisis reporting.
Using empirical analysis of crisis news production at the BBC, this book
shows that the emergence of social media at the BBC and the need to
manage this kind of material led to a new media logic in which
tech-savvy journalists take on a new centrality in the newsroom. In this
changed context, the politico-economic and socio-cultural logic have led
to a more connected newsroom involving this new breed of journalists and
BBC audience. This examination of news production events shows that in
the midst of transformations in journalistic practices and norms,
including newsgathering, sourcing, distribution and impartiality, the
BBC has reasserted its authority as a public broadcaster.

A video about the book at the author's website:
http://valeriebelairgagnon.com/2015/01/29/a-1-min-video-for-my-new-book-social-media-at-bbc-news/

More details available at Routledge:
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138823488/

Book available for purchase at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Social-Media-BBC-News-Journalism/dp/1138823481/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429309423&sr=1-1&keywords=belair-gagnon




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