ORCID Profile
0000-0002-5634-7623
Current Organisation
University of Leeds
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Publisher: Routledge
Date: 22-12-2015
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Date: 06-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 26-06-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 13-10-2015
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2014
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 12-2015
Abstract: Taking forward a new agenda for online political deliberation – the study of everyday political talk in non-political, online ‘third spaces’ – this article examines the dynamics of political talk across three general interest UK-based online forums. The quantitative analysis found that discussions about austerity were just as likely to emerge from non-political discussions as they were ones that began as ‘political’, demonstrating the links people made between everyday experiences and public policy. Our qualitative analysis represents the first real attempt to analyse political actions within third spaces, with some striking outcomes. Over half of all political discussions led to at least one political action (with significant variation between forums). The findings demonstrate that while such third spaces remain concerned with the preoccupations of everyday life, they can and do perform a role of mobilizing agent towards political participation.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 23-04-2015
Abstract: This article analyzes the nature of debate on “below the line” comment fields at the United Kingdom’s Guardian, and how, if at all, such debates are impacting journalism practice. The article combines a content analysis of 3,792 comments across eighty-five articles that focused on the UN Climate Change Summit, with ten interviews with journalists, two with affiliated commentators, plus the community manager. The results suggest a more positive picture than has been found by many existing studies: Debates were often deliberative in nature, and journalists reported that it was positively impacting their practice in several ways, including providing new story leads and enhanced critical reflection. However, citizen–journalist debate was limited. The results are attributed to the normalization of comment fields into everyday journalism practice, extensive support and encouragement from senior management, and a realization that comment fields can actually make the journalists’ life a little easier.
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 20-05-2013
DOI: 10.1111/JCC4.12016
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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