"An overview of the ways modern communication technologies and information approaches interact with human cognition to make it difficult for people to effectively find and interpret information and what journalists can do about it.
The central argument of this book is that journalists and audiences can no longer afford to pretend that all information is competing on an even playing field and that it is enough for journalists to simply publish ""the facts."" Effective Journalism attempts to explain the reality, rather than the ideal, of how people seek and process information, and what journalists and their audiences can do to try to create an informed public in the face of that reality."
By:
Jessica Roberts (Catholic University of Portugal)
Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781789389036
ISBN 10: 1789389038
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 17 April 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES IN OUR INFORMATION ECOSYSTEM 1. Information Proliferation 2. The Attention Economy 3. Customization and Filters and Bots 4. The Competitive Advantage of Junk News PART II: COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE BARRIERS TO PROCESSING INFORMATION 5. The Dual-Process Model 6. Motivated Reasoning and Bias 7. Emotion and Information PART III: THE SOLUTIONS 8. New Movements in Journalism 9. Strategies to Effectively Debunk False Information 10. Empathy Cultivation and Building Community 11. Effective Journalism Practices 12. Solutions for Tech Companies, Government, and the Public Conclusion Index
Jessica Roberts is assistant professor of communication studies at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
