Have You Seen the News? Uncovering the Fan-like Behaviours of the News Audience

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7918735
AutoresRenee Barnes (0000-0002-5203-6043, autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume150
Fascículo1
Páginas130-136
Data de publicação2014-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMedia International Australia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1329878x1415000124
OpenAlexW2258739760
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas19

Traditionally, the study of journalism has been undertaken in rationalist terms. This has had particular implications for the study of the journalistic audience focusing on news serving a primarily informational purpose and not as a pleasurable experience. Drawing on fan theory, as well as the cultural concepts of emotion and affect, this article argues that the keen ritual engagement that characterises the investment of fans helps illuminate the dynamics of online participation in relation to news consumption. Ultimately, it argues that this approach enables a better conceptualisation of the online news audience and forms of engagement

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