Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6807 |
Resumo: | This article reports findings from an in-depth, autoethnographic study of local communities in Denmark and England left behind by local journalism. The study was conducted during—and is thematically framed by—the Covid-19 pandemic, and it investigates how news, information, and deliberation related to this crisis were facilitated in the communities. The article embarks from ideas of informed citizenship and problems of misinformation and free speech related to the pandemic, and it aims to uncover developments in local democracy in places left behind by local journalism and dominated by platforms. The article argues that “news desert” is not an accurate term describing such places. Instead, such places and their social media platform dependency constitute what is identified as “casual democracies.” In casual local democracies, who and what gets to dominate the local public spheres is difficult to predict, as are the credibility and trustworthiness of local news and information and the interests that local news and information providers serve. Such local democracies are, to a large degree, shaped by informal power structures, individual agency, and the infrastructure of platforms. |
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Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual DemocraciesCovid-19; free speech; infodemic; local democracy; local journalism; misinformation; news desertsThis article reports findings from an in-depth, autoethnographic study of local communities in Denmark and England left behind by local journalism. The study was conducted during—and is thematically framed by—the Covid-19 pandemic, and it investigates how news, information, and deliberation related to this crisis were facilitated in the communities. The article embarks from ideas of informed citizenship and problems of misinformation and free speech related to the pandemic, and it aims to uncover developments in local democracy in places left behind by local journalism and dominated by platforms. The article argues that “news desert” is not an accurate term describing such places. Instead, such places and their social media platform dependency constitute what is identified as “casual democracies.” In casual local democracies, who and what gets to dominate the local public spheres is difficult to predict, as are the credibility and trustworthiness of local news and information and the interests that local news and information providers serve. Such local democracies are, to a large degree, shaped by informal power structures, individual agency, and the infrastructure of platforms.Cogitatio Press2023-09-28info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6807https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6807Media and Communication; Vol 11, No 3 (2023): News Deserts: Places and Spaces Without News; 414-4252183-243910.17645/mac.i363reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/6807https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/6807/6807Copyright (c) 2023 Steen Steenseninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSteensen, Steen2023-09-28T17:45:21Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/6807Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:31:38.566666Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies |
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Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies |
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Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies Steensen, Steen Covid-19; free speech; infodemic; local democracy; local journalism; misinformation; news deserts |
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Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies |
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Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies |
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Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies |
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Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies |
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Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies |
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Steensen, Steen |
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Covid-19; free speech; infodemic; local democracy; local journalism; misinformation; news deserts |
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Covid-19; free speech; infodemic; local democracy; local journalism; misinformation; news deserts |
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This article reports findings from an in-depth, autoethnographic study of local communities in Denmark and England left behind by local journalism. The study was conducted during—and is thematically framed by—the Covid-19 pandemic, and it investigates how news, information, and deliberation related to this crisis were facilitated in the communities. The article embarks from ideas of informed citizenship and problems of misinformation and free speech related to the pandemic, and it aims to uncover developments in local democracy in places left behind by local journalism and dominated by platforms. The article argues that “news desert” is not an accurate term describing such places. Instead, such places and their social media platform dependency constitute what is identified as “casual democracies.” In casual local democracies, who and what gets to dominate the local public spheres is difficult to predict, as are the credibility and trustworthiness of local news and information and the interests that local news and information providers serve. Such local democracies are, to a large degree, shaped by informal power structures, individual agency, and the infrastructure of platforms. |
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