Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin; Hintz, Arne; Dencik, Lina and Bennett, Lucy, eds. 2020. Journalism, citizenship and surveillance society. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781032839004 [Edited Book]

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This book shows how surveillance society shapes and interacts with journalistic practices and discourses. It illustrates not only how surveillance debates play out in and through mediated discourses, but also how practices of surveillance inform the stories, everyday work and the ethics of journalists. The increasing entrenchment of data collection and surveillance in all kinds of social processes raises important questions around new threats to journalistic freedom and political dissent; the responsibilities of media organizations and state actors; the nature of journalists' relationship to the state; journalists' ability to protect their sources and data; and the ways in which media coverage shape public perceptions of surveillance, to mention just a few areas of concern. Against this backdrop, the contributions gathered in this book examine areas including media coverage of surveillance, encryption and privacy; journalists' views on surveillance and security; public debate around the power of intelligence agencies, and the strategies of privacy rights activists. The book raises fundamental questions around the role of journalism in creating the conditions for digital citizenship. The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of the journal, Digital Journalism.

Item Type:	Edited Book
Keywords:	Digital journalism, citizenship, surveillance.
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Media, Communications and Cultural Studies
Date:	25 February 2020
Item ID:	37278
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2024 09:11
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2024 14:33
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/37278

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