Digital media and reporting conflict : blogging and the BBC's coverage of war and terrorism

Publication Data

• Title Digital media and reporting conflict : blogging and the BBC's coverage of war and terrorism
• Author Daniel Bennett
• Publisher Routledge
• Publication date 2013
• Publication location New York
• Language English

Contents

Introduction: the impact of blogging on the BBC's coverage of war and terrorism
The "war and terror" blogosphere. Blogs: "rumour, prejudice and gossip" or "standard" BBC source?
Reporting conflict from news needles in digital haystacks
Information overload, the 24/7 news cycle and the turn to twitter
"Outside the BBC universe"? blogging at the BBC
"Can you teach granddad how to dance"? involving the audience on BBC programme blogs
"Live blogging" terror: the BBC's coverage of the attacks on Mumbai
Reporting conflict: war in Gaza and the limits of the news revolution
Conclusion: the two faces of Janus: the future of journalism.

Topics

• British Broadcasting Corporation
• War :: Press coverage :: Great Britain :: History :: 21st century
• Terrorism :: Press coverage :: Great Britain :: History :: 21st century
• Online journalism :: Great Britain :: History :: 21st century
• Journalism :: Objectivity :: Great Britain
• Blogs :: Political aspects :: Great Britain
• Blogs :: Social aspects :: Great Britain

Digital media and reporting conflict : blogging and the BBC's coverage of war and terrorism by Daniel Bennett. ISBN 9780203576472. Published by Routledge in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.