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From Counter-Power to Counter-Pepe: The Vagaries of Participatory Epistemology in a Digital Age
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Abstract This article reconstructs the evolution of societal and journalistic meta-discourse about the participation of ordinary citizens in the news production process. We do so through a genealogy of what we call “participatory epistemology”, defined here as a form of journalistic knowledge in which profes... view more
This article reconstructs the evolution of societal and journalistic meta-discourse about the participation of ordinary citizens in the news production process. We do so through a genealogy of what we call “participatory epistemology”, defined here as a form of journalistic knowledge in which professional expertise is modified through public interaction. It is our argument that the notion of “citizen participation in news process” has not simply functioned as a normative concept but has rather carried with it a particular understanding of what journalists could reasonably know, and how their knowledge could be enhanced by engaging with the public in order to produce journalistic work. By examining four key moments in the evolution of participatory epistemology, as well as the discursive webs that have surrounded these moments, we aim to demonstrate some of the factors which led a cherished and utopian concept to become a dark and dystopian one. In this, we supplement the work of Quandt (2018) and add some historical flesh to the conceptual arguments of his article on “dark participation”.... view less
Keywords
interactive media; social media; journalism; participation; the public; discourse; populism; provocation; Internet
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Communicator Research, Journalism
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Andy Carvin; Buzzfeed; Indymedia; Pepe the Frog; citizen journalism; memes; meta-discourse; participatory epistemology; trolls
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 24-25
Journal
Media and Communication, 6 (2018) 4
Issue topic
News and Participation through and beyond Proprietary Platforms in an Age of Social Media
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed