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This chapter argues that for increased scholarly attention to the impact that audiences and new journalistic actors have on the ways in which journalists are (re)conceptualizing their roles in society in the digital environment. It focuses on role theory and its relevance for studying role conceptions, in order to provide a theoretical framework for such studies. The chapter highlights some fruitful avenues for research that may enable us to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of journalism cultures in the digital age. Where research has been slightly less responsive to digital transformations is the area of journalistic role conceptions, despite its centrality for much of the work that goes on in journalism research more broadly. Role theory, with its origins in the dramaturgical or theatrical perspective, where people are understood to play interactive parts according to scripts, has only recently started featuring in studies exploring journalistic roles.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Routledge Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies |
| Editors | Scott Eldridge II, Bob Franklin |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315270449 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138283053, 9781032241814 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Hanusch, F. (2018). Studying role conceptions in the digital age: A critical appraisal. In S. Eldridge II, & B. Franklin (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies Routledge.
Hanusch, Folker ; Banjac, Sandra. / Studying role conceptions in the digital age : A critical appraisal. The Routledge Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies. editor / Scott Eldridge II ; Bob Franklin. Routledge, 2018.
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The Routledge Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies. ed. / Scott Eldridge II; Bob Franklin. Routledge, 2018.
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