How journalists can capitalize on anti-journalistic hate

The study “Haters as Anti-Fans? Accruing Capital through Audiences Who Hate Journalists” by Jane Yeahin Pyo from University of Illinois interviewed 40 South Korean journalists who had experienced harassment and hateful expressions and how they capitalized on this hate. Drawing from fan scholarship on anti-fans like Gray’s (2003) insight that haters, like fans, amass immense … Continued


The impact of immersive technologies on the field of journalism

The study “A Field Analysis of Immersive Technologies and Their Impact on Journalism: Technologist Perspectives on the Potential Transformation of the Journalistic Field” by Shangyuan Wu from National University of Singapore used Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory and interviews to examine the potential of immersive technologies in journalism. Immersive journalism has been has grown in the … Continued