Journalism and Memorialization in the Age of Social Media [electronic resource] /
Gloviczki, P.author.
This volume examines journalism and memorialization in the age of social media, with a particular emphasis on communication in times of crisis. Recognizing that individuals are sharing more actively than ever before, this book investigates the implications of this emerging practice for journalism and mass communication.
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Journalism and Memorialization in the Age of Social Media; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Journalism in the Ageof Social Media; Nic Harter and Katherine Olson; What Online Memorials Mean to Me; My Own Participation inOnline Memorial Groups; Journalism in Times of Crisis; The Challenge of ExaminingDeath in American Society; Making Sense of Unfolding News Events; Employing the Case-StudyResearch Strategy; Plan for the Book; Chapter 2: The Case of the "In Memorial: Virginia Tech" Facebook Group
Imagining the College Campus as Sanctuary: Positionality in the Caseof "In Memorial: Virginia Tech"The Case Narrative; Online Memorials Serve the Living; Understanding Social Media Sharing; Social Media Sharing and Changing Expectations among the Audience; The Purposive, Deliberate, and Customizable Nature of Communication in this Case; The Changing Importance of Place; The Need for (at Least Some) Guidelines to Drive an Online Conversation Forward; The Value of the Case-Study Research Strategy; Chapter 3: The News Cycle in the Age of Social Media; Introducing the News Cycle
Identifying the News Cycle in Social Media ConversationsRevoicing an Event Reveals Implications for the Future of Journalismand Mass Communication; Changing Patterns of News Consumption within a Broader Context; Strengthening the Relationship between Journalism and Social Media; Lessons from the Audience for Journalism and Mass Communication; Chapter 4: Public Memory in the Online World; Common Expressions of Public Memory: Similar Words and Symbols in Physical and Virtual Memorials
Changing Roles for Journalism as Public Memory Shifts into the Age of SocialMedia: Emphasis on Content CurationSocial Media Sharing Opensa More Adaptable, Evolving Form of Public Memory; Public Memory, Online Memorials, and the Potential Visibility of Posted Content; The Communicative Power of Artwork in a Memorialization Context; From Artwork to Photographs and Online Memorial Groups; Public Memory in the Future of Social Media; The Value of (Relative) Media Breaksin the Age of Social Media Sharing; Chapter 5: Emotion on the Screen
Emotion on the Screen: Journalism Is Foundational for a RobustConversational TrajectoryThe Broader Implications of Socioemotional Expression in the Aftermath of Tragedies; Socioemotional Expression, Legacy Construction, and Measuring OverallEffectiveness of Online Memorial Groups; Socioemotional Expression and the Value of the Presence of Online Memorial Groups; The Enduring Relevance of Emotion on the Screen and the Roots of Social Media Sharing; Socioemotional Expression about an Unfolding News Event in 2021: A Thought Exercise
Emotion and the Difficulty of Conversations about Death and Dying
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume examines journalism and memorialization in the age of social media, with a particular emphasis on communication in times of crisis. Recognizing that individuals are sharing more actively than ever before, this book investigates the implications of this emerging practice for journalism and mass communication.
Communication.
Social media.
Media and Communication.
Social Media.