Journal article
Fake news as a critical incident in journalism
- Abstract:
- This study examines how American newspapers made sense of the issue of fake news. By analysing newspaper editorials and considering the problem of fake news as a critical incident confronting journalism, this study found that news organizations in the US recognize fake news as a social problem while acknowledging the challenge in defining it. They generally considered fake news as a social media phenomenon thriving on political polarization driven by mostly ideological, but sometimes also financial, motivations. Therefore, they assigned blame for the rise of fake news to the current political environment, to technological platforms Google and Facebook, and to audiences.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 526.5KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/17512786.2018.1562958
Authors
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Journal:
- Journalism Practice More from this journal
- Volume:
- 13
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 673-689
- Publication date:
- 2018-12-30
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1751-2794
- ISSN:
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1751-2786
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:958226
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uuid:00983af1-9948-436e-8cb2-4d3a00b8d81f
- Local pid:
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pubs:958226
- Source identifiers:
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958226
- Deposit date:
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2019-06-11
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- Copyright holder:
- Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Rights statement:
- © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
- Notes:
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This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from Taylor and Francis at https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2018.1562958
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