Black summer on TikTok and ABC news: Shaping cultural identity during an Australian bushfire crisis

IF 13.4 2区 材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Emily van der Nagel, J. Hutchinson, C. Abidin, B. Kaye
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This study investigates the role of two intermediaries, a mainstream media outlet and a popular digital media platform, to shape cultural identity through a case study of the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis (colloquially known as the ‘Black Summer’). Theoretically framed by networked publics, this study explores the vernacular creativity of social media users and mainstream media coverage during the Black Summer bushfire crisis. Findings draw on a thematic analysis of 100 news articles published between September 2019 and January 2020 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) randomly selected from a larger corpus of bushfire coverage (n = 1269) and 120 TikTok videos posted between November 2019 and January 2021 that included prominent hashtags associated with the bushfires. Findings from news coverage highlight the ways in which the ABC framed the role of social media to connect with wider audiences while preserving their values as a public service media outlet. Findings from TikTok videos illustrate the role of ‘templates’ that encourage user participation and vernacular creativity on the platform. Comparing coverage of the bushfires on the ABC and TikTok revealed a shared set of striking visual elements used to shape cultural identity, communicate information, and make sense of a significant public crisis. This article offers directions for future research to explore the relationships and tensions between digital content creators and journalists and their capacity to create and contest cultural identities and imaginaries.
TikTok和ABC新闻上的黑色夏天:在澳大利亚森林大火危机中塑造文化认同
本研究通过对2019-2020年澳大利亚森林大火危机(俗称“黑色夏天”)的案例研究,调查了两个中介机构(主流媒体渠道和流行的数字媒体平台)在塑造文化认同方面的作用。在网络公众的理论框架下,本研究探讨了黑色夏季森林大火危机期间社交媒体用户和主流媒体报道的方言创造力。调查结果基于对澳大利亚广播公司(ABC)在2019年9月至2020年1月期间发表的100篇新闻文章的专题分析,这些文章随机选择了从更大的森林大火报道语料库(n = 1269)和2019年11月至2021年1月期间发布的120个TikTok视频,其中包括与森林大火相关的著名标签。新闻报道的调查结果突显了ABC在保持其作为公共服务媒体的价值观的同时,如何构建社交媒体的角色,以联系更广泛的受众。TikTok视频的研究结果说明了“模板”在平台上鼓励用户参与和本土创意的作用。通过比较ABC和TikTok对森林大火的报道,我们发现了一系列共同的引人注目的视觉元素,这些元素被用来塑造文化认同、传播信息,并理解一场重大的公共危机。本文为未来的研究提供了方向,以探索数字内容创作者和记者之间的关系和紧张关系,以及他们创造和挑战文化身份和想象的能力。
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Nano Convergence
Nano Convergence Engineering-General Engineering
CiteScore
15.90
自引率
2.60%
发文量
50
审稿时长
13 weeks
期刊介绍: Nano Convergence is an internationally recognized, peer-reviewed, and interdisciplinary journal designed to foster effective communication among scientists spanning diverse research areas closely aligned with nanoscience and nanotechnology. Dedicated to encouraging the convergence of technologies across the nano- to microscopic scale, the journal aims to unveil novel scientific domains and cultivate fresh research prospects. Operating on a single-blind peer-review system, Nano Convergence ensures transparency in the review process, with reviewers cognizant of authors' names and affiliations while maintaining anonymity in the feedback provided to authors.
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