Media discourses of public participation

C 2023

Media discourses of public participation

CHOVANEC, Jan

Basic information

Original name

Media discourses of public participation

Authors

CHOVANEC, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

1. vyd. Cheltenham, Handbook of Political Discourse, p. 301-316, 16 pp. Elgar Handbooks in Political Science, 2023

Publisher

Edward Elgar

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

60203 Linguistics

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

References:

Link na knihu

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/23:00129946

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISBN

978-1-80037-356-3

UT WoS

001168772400020

Keywords (in Czech)

média; analýza diskurzu; politický diskurz; sociální média; participace; tsunami efekt

Keywords in English

media; discourse analysis; political discourse; social media; participation; tsunami effect

Abstract

V originále

The chapter discusses the notion of 'public participation' in relation to media discourses. While it argues for an integrated interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of participation in media contexts, it draws on sociopragmatic theory to identify several modalities of public participation in traditional, broadcase as well as online media. It also identifies several problematic aspects of public participation and their effects on media discourses: content customization; user-generated content; remediation and ripple and tsunami effects; merging of private and public spheres; accidental participation; dispreferred participation; and humorous participation. It notes that the shift to digital communication has resulted in multi-platform engagement and participation across various platforms, which construct different participatory roles and possibilities for users. We see the intertwiting of news media and social media, leading to context collapse and sometimes problematic - or even socially pathological - forms of online participation. The chapter concludes that users' engagement with the media is inherently political; not just because of its frequently critical nature, with users demanding accountability of public figures and questioning public policies and actions, but also because of their often ambivalent relationship to the mainstream media, reflecting the frequent distrust in the existing power structures.

Links

MUNI/A/1479/2021, interní kód MU

Name: Paradigms, strategies and developments - English linguistics and translation II

Investor: Masaryk University

Citovat

CHOVANEC, Jan. Media discourses of public participation. In Cap, Piotr. Handbook of Political Discourse. 1st ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2023, p. 301-316. Elgar Handbooks in Political Science. ISBN 978-1-80037-356-3.

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CHOVANEC, Jan. Media discourses of public participation. In Cap, Piotr. \textit{Handbook of Political Discourse}. 1st ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2023, p.~301-316. Elgar Handbooks in Political Science. ISBN~978-1-80037-356-3.

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