Metajournalistic discourse on the rise of gaming journalism

被引:35
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作者
Perreault, Gregory [1 ]
Vos, Tim [2 ]
机构
[1] Appalachian State Univ, Multimedia Journalism, Boone, NC 28608 USA
[2] Michigan State Univ, Sch Journalism, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
关键词
Gaming journalism; journalistic ecology; lifestyle journalism; metajournalistic discourse; qualitative methods; LIFE-STYLE JOURNALISM; NEWS; FRAMEWORK; FIELD;
D O I
10.1177/1461444819858695
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Gaming journalism, which finds its origins in public relations-oriented gaming magazines, discursively attached itself to traditional journalism in the wake of the 2014 GamerGate controversy. Yet it had remained unclear where gaming journalism fits within the ecology of journalism. This study examines metajournalistic discourse regarding gaming journalism from 2010 to 2018 and analyzes 53 articles about gaming journalism from that period in order to understand how the broader journalistic field conceptualized gaming journalism's place within it. This study argues that gaming journalism is discursively marked as a lower, marginal form of journalism based on perceived differences in professional values and journalistic savviness.
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页码:159 / 176
页数:18
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