Harcup, T. (2014) 'News with a kick': a model of oppositional reporting. Communication, Culture and Critique, 7 (4). pp. 559-577. ISSN 1753-9129
Abstract
This article explores uses of reporting techniques by de facto journalists operating within alternative media, paying particular attention to the extent to which those who tend to be marginalised by mainstream journalism may be heard via alternative journalism. The article is based on an empirical study of an online provider of alternative local news operating in a UK city. Reflecting on conceptualisations of alternative journalism (Forde, 2011; Atton, 2002), the article proposes a model of 'oppositional' reporting that combines pragmatic use of journalistic skills with an ideological critique of the hegemonic discourses of powerful social groupings and mainstream media alike. Such oppositional reporting speaks up for the powerless and, at times, allows the powerless to speak directly for themselves.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 International Communication Association. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Communication, Culture & Critique. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Alternative media; Journalistic practice; Activism media; Communication for social change; Developmental and public journalism; New media/new social movements; Journalism; Media democracy |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2016 12:43 |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2016 10:17 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cccr.12059 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/cccr.12059 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95421 |