When Journalists are Voiceless: How Lifestyle Journalists Cover Hate and Mitigate Harassment

Gregory P. Perreault, Kaitlin Miller

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Abstract

Often trivialized within the broader journalistic field, lifestyle journalists would seem to have the dream job: the opportunity to get paid to do what they love. The present study explores an under-discussed but material aspect of the job; namely, how lifestyle journalists undertake issues of hostility. Through the lens of the theory of hostility towards the press and in-depth interviews with lifestyle journalists (n = 24), this study argues that journalists tend to cover issues of hate against their audience members but seek to ignore harassment when directed at them.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournalism Studies
Volume23
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Lifestyle Journalism
  • Harassment
  • Hate
  • Emotionallabor
  • Interviews
  • Hostility

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