Year: 2013
Type: book-review
Abstract: In the early 21st century, social and mobile media technologies are changing how journalists are writing and reporting news. Twitter has challenged some reporters as storytellers to “tweet” breaking news in 140 characters or less. When coupled with a mobile phone, apps such as Vine allow reporters to instantly capture and share short videos—not to simply show what is happening but to give viewers a sense of what French literary theorist Roland Barthes called “being there.” The journalism profession is also being tested by independent bloggers who are often credited for covering news in their communities better than those working in legacy media do. The introduction of new storytelling forms is nothing new in the world of journalism, of course. Thomas B. Connery’s latest book, Journalism and Realism: Rendering American Life, is an excellent reminder that we can learn much from studying cultural practices to better understand how emerging storytelling forms are evolving and changing the media landscape today.
Author: Jennifer E. Moore
Institution: University of Maine System
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1884598135