In: Discourse, Context & Media, 19 (2017), pp. 13-21. ISSN 2211-6958 (Online-Ausg.)
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Abstract
Traditionally, investigative journalists had a gatekeeping role between their confidential sources of information and the public sphere. Over the last two decades and with the arrival of new media, this role has been undergoing changes. Recent cases of whistleblowing, such as WikiLeaks and Snowden, illustrate how contemporary media allow individuals to release data directly to the global audience. This raises the question of how recent leaks affect how journalists operate. In this study we compare how The Guardian covered two cases of whistleblowing which are commonly referred to as WikiLeaks and Snowden. We analyse how access to leaked data is provided or facilitated on The Guardian website, how readers are invited to interact with these data and how journalists present their own activities. A qualitative analysis of the leading articles further shows how the stories are framed and how much prominence is given to the data and the various actors. The results show how the roles of journalists shift from gatekeeping to data management, interpretation, contextualisation and narration. Journalists may no longer be needed to publish leaked data but they are still needed to tell the stories of leaked data.
Document type: | Article |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Discourse, Context & Media |
Volume: | 19 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Place of Publication: | Amsterdam [u.a.] |
Edition: | Zweitveröffentlichung |
Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2023 08:22 |
Date: | 2017 |
ISSN: | 2211-6958 (Online-Ausg.) |
Page Range: | pp. 13-21 |
Faculties / Institutes: | Neuphilologische Fakultät > Anglistisches Seminar Service facilities > Uni-externe Einrichtungen |
DDC-classification: | 400 Linguistics 420 English |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | mass media, whistleblowing, journalism, media discourse |
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