What is Fox News? Partisan Journalism, Misinformation, and the Problem of Classification

IF 0.7 Q3 COMMUNICATION
A. Bauer, Anthony Nadler, J. L. Nelson
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Abstract

Fox News is one of the most popular news sources in the United States. Yet, there are those who reject the idea that Fox should be considered a news source in the first place, claiming it should be considered something more akin to propaganda. This article uses the ambiguity surrounding Fox News’ classification as an opportunity to explore how news sources get defined and categorized within journalism research and practice. It discusses three approaches that can be utilized to understand and categorize partisan media—producer-focused, audience-focused, and critical/normative. It explores the benefits and limitations of these perspectives and the need for scholarly inquiry that transverses and synthesizes them. We argue that an increasingly variegated news landscape calls for scholars to develop a richer vocabulary for distinguishing key features of partisan news outlets and greater reflexivity in research design that acknowledges the challenges inherent in translating meaning and values between producers, audiences, and scholars.
什么是福克斯新闻?党派新闻、虚假信息与分类问题
福克斯新闻是美国最受欢迎的新闻来源之一。然而,也有一些人反对福克斯应该被视为新闻来源的想法,声称它应该被视为更类似于宣传的东西。本文以围绕福克斯新闻分类的模糊性为契机,探讨新闻来源如何在新闻研究和实践中得到定义和分类。它讨论了可以用来理解和分类党派媒体的三种方法——以生产者为中心、以观众为中心和批判性/规范性。它探讨了这些观点的好处和局限性,以及对交叉和综合它们的学术探究的需要。我们认为,日益多样化的新闻环境要求学者开发更丰富的词汇来区分党派新闻媒体的关键特征,并在研究设计中更大的反思,承认在生产者、受众和学者之间翻译意义和价值的固有挑战。
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Electronic News
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