Transparency and journalism : a critical appraisal of a disruptive norm

Author(s)

• Karlsson, Michael

Bibliographic Information

Transparency and journalism : a critical appraisal of a disruptive norm

Michael Karlsson

（Disruptions : studies in digital journalism / series editor, Bob Franklin）

Routledge, 2022

Note

Content Type: text (rdacontent), Media Type: unmediated (rdamedia), Carrier Type: volume (rdacarrier)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "This book offers a comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible introduction to journalistic transparency. Pulling from historical and theoretical perspectives, Transparency in Journalism explains the concept of transparency and its place in journalistic practice, offering a critical assessment of what transparency can and cannot offer to journalism. The author also reviews the key theoretical claims underlying transparency and how they have been researched in different parts of the world, ultimately proposing a communication model that can be used to study the concept of transparency across journalism research. Other topics discussed include the use of algorithmic forms of transparency, the limitations of the transparency myth, and suggestions for future avenues for research. Transparency and Journalism is an important resource for students and scholars in the field of journalism and media studies, as well as for journalists and researchers interested in delving into an ever-relevant topic for the

Contents of Works

• Transparency and its connection to journalism
• Journalistic transparency in history and context
• Can you see the sunlight? Transparency at work
• Algorithmic forms of transparency and opacity
• The limits of the transparency myth
• Transparency after all?

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book offers a comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible introduction to journalistic transparency. Pulling from historical and theoretical perspectives, Transparency and Journalism explains the concept of transparency and its place in journalistic practice, offering a critical assessment of what transparency can and cannot offer to journalism. The author also reviews the key theoretical claims underlying transparency and how they have been researched in different parts of the world, ultimately proposing a communication model that can be used to study the concept of transparency across journalism research. Other topics discussed include the use of algorithmic forms of transparency, the limitations of the transparency myth, and suggestions for future avenues for research. Transparency and Journalism is an important resource for students and scholars in the field of journalism and media studies, as well as for journalists and researchers interested in delving into an ever-relevant topic for the field.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements 1 Transparency and its Connection to Journalism 1.1 Transparency: Essence, Purpose, and How it Made its Way into Journalism 1.2 The Fragile Theoretical and Empirical Foundation of Transparency in Journalism 1.3 Transparency as Ritual in Journalistic Practice 1.4 Theoretical Points of Departure Influencing the Book 1.5 The Imagined Audience, Structure, and Content of the Book 2 Journalistic Transparency in History and Context 2.1 The Emergence and Solidification of Transparency 2.2 The Philosophical Roots of Transparency in Liberal Democratic Theory 2.3 Comparing the Transparency Dimension in Governmental and Journalistic Institutions 2.4 The Implicit Theory of Transparency 2.5 The Performative Transparency Model 2.6 Black Box and Glass Box 2.7 Summary 3 Can You See the Sunlight? Transparency at Work 3.1 Can You See the Sunlight? 3.2 Journalistic Actors 3.3 Content: Stage, Aesthetics, and Delivery 3.4 The Public 3.5 ... And transparency for all? 3.6 Transparency in Practice: Not Much Sunlight Thus Far 4 Algorithmic Forms of Transparency and Opacity 4.1 The Increasing Role of Algorithms in Journalism 4.2 Russian Dolls: Black Boxes Inside Other Black Boxes, Inside... 4.3 Unpacking the Role of Algorithms in Transparent Journalistic Performance 4.4 Computer Says No 5 The Limits of the Transparency Myth 5.1 Inevitable Cost/Benefit Trade-Offs 5.2 The Need for Professional Discretion and the Ever-Present Curtain and Backstage 5.3 Transparency as the Opposite of Trust 5.4 Transparency is not Openness 5.5 A Successful Flop: How Transparency was Adopted Despite a Lack of Evidence 5.6 What is Left of Transparency? 6 Transparency After All? 6.1 Three Waves of Transparency in Journalism 6.2 Transparency Pathways 6.3 Targeted Transparency 6.4 Suggestions for a Future Research Agenda 6.5 Not so Disruptive After All

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Details

• NCID: BC1284526X
• ISBN:
  • 9780367356163
• LCCN: 2021015673
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 116 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN4756
  • DC23 : 174.907
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Journalistic ethics
  • LCSH : Journalism -- Philosophy
  • LCSH : Transparency (Philosophy)
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB26387199