In an effort to address their newly empowered and increasingly fragmented audiences, many newsroo... more In an effort to address their newly empowered and increasingly fragmented audiences, many newsrooms are hiring editors tasked with audience engagement. This paper investigates this new genre of news workers, the scope of their activity and their roles within news organizations. Interviews with 22 audience engagement editors working in 20 U.S. news organizations show how they conceptualize journalism, journalistic practices and standards, and how engagement strategies fulfill important institutional functions. Audience engagement editors serve as multi-tasking intermediaries between reporters, editors, advertisers, and their audiences.
The term Lügenpresse, ‘lying press’, was used by the German National Socialist Party
before and ... more The term Lügenpresse, ‘lying press’, was used by the German National Socialist Party before and during the Third Reich to discredit the news media and to undermine public trust. By 2014, reports of verbal and physical attacks on journalists and news organizations by individuals calling them Lügenpresse, had again become a frequent feature of the public discourse in Germany. While the term ‘fake news’ is used to similar effect and intent in the United States, Lügenpresse is a historically and politically charged expression of distrust in news media on an institutional level. This research examines the responses and institutional strategies of 27 news editors and executive editors in Germany’s leading broadcast, print and online news organizations to the accusations that they are lying to their audiences. Findings indicate that the reemergence of the term Lügenpresse, has led to considerable self-reflection within institutions, in an effort to counter the lack of trust and to demonstratively better serve the public. The main focus across newsrooms is on improving established processes and on making professional standards and practices more visible to the audience.
In an effort to address their newly empowered and increasingly fragmented audiences, many newsroo... more In an effort to address their newly empowered and increasingly fragmented audiences, many newsrooms are hiring editors tasked with audience engagement. This paper investigates this new genre of news workers, the scope of their activity and their roles within news organizations. Interviews with 22 audience engagement editors working in 20 U.S. news organizations show how they conceptualize journalism, journalistic practices and standards, and how engagement strategies fulfill important institutional functions. Audience engagement editors serve as multi-tasking intermediaries between reporters, editors, advertisers, and their audiences.
The term Lügenpresse, ‘lying press’, was used by the German National Socialist Party
before and ... more The term Lügenpresse, ‘lying press’, was used by the German National Socialist Party before and during the Third Reich to discredit the news media and to undermine public trust. By 2014, reports of verbal and physical attacks on journalists and news organizations by individuals calling them Lügenpresse, had again become a frequent feature of the public discourse in Germany. While the term ‘fake news’ is used to similar effect and intent in the United States, Lügenpresse is a historically and politically charged expression of distrust in news media on an institutional level. This research examines the responses and institutional strategies of 27 news editors and executive editors in Germany’s leading broadcast, print and online news organizations to the accusations that they are lying to their audiences. Findings indicate that the reemergence of the term Lügenpresse, has led to considerable self-reflection within institutions, in an effort to counter the lack of trust and to demonstratively better serve the public. The main focus across newsrooms is on improving established processes and on making professional standards and practices more visible to the audience.
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before and during the Third Reich to discredit the news media and to undermine
public trust. By 2014, reports of verbal and physical attacks on journalists and news
organizations by individuals calling them Lügenpresse, had again become a frequent
feature of the public discourse in Germany. While the term ‘fake news’ is used to similar
effect and intent in the United States, Lügenpresse is a historically and politically charged
expression of distrust in news media on an institutional level. This research examines
the responses and institutional strategies of 27 news editors and executive editors in
Germany’s leading broadcast, print and online news organizations to the accusations
that they are lying to their audiences. Findings indicate that the reemergence of the term
Lügenpresse, has led to considerable self-reflection within institutions, in an effort to
counter the lack of trust and to demonstratively better serve the public. The main focus
across newsrooms is on improving established processes and on making professional
standards and practices more visible to the audience.
before and during the Third Reich to discredit the news media and to undermine
public trust. By 2014, reports of verbal and physical attacks on journalists and news
organizations by individuals calling them Lügenpresse, had again become a frequent
feature of the public discourse in Germany. While the term ‘fake news’ is used to similar
effect and intent in the United States, Lügenpresse is a historically and politically charged
expression of distrust in news media on an institutional level. This research examines
the responses and institutional strategies of 27 news editors and executive editors in
Germany’s leading broadcast, print and online news organizations to the accusations
that they are lying to their audiences. Findings indicate that the reemergence of the term
Lügenpresse, has led to considerable self-reflection within institutions, in an effort to
counter the lack of trust and to demonstratively better serve the public. The main focus
across newsrooms is on improving established processes and on making professional
standards and practices more visible to the audience.