"There's a Camera Everywhere": How Citizen Journalists, Cellphones, and Technology Shape Coverage of Police Shootings

Through the lens of gatekeeping, this study examines how an evolving technological landscape influences the way television news journalists cover the issue of deadly, highly-publicized police shootings in the United States. Through 10 in-depth interviews of television news journalists, the author an...

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Published in:Journalism practice 2022-11, Vol.16 (10), p.2022-2039
Main Author: Walker, Denetra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizen journalism
Digital media
gatekeeping
Journalists
Media coverage
Police shootings
qualitative
social media
Technological change
television journalists
Television news
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