Affective Labour and Perceptions of Trauma Journalism in Crisis-ridden Countries: A Qualitative Approach
The Emerald Handbook of Digital Media in Greece
ISBN: 978-1-83982-401-2, eISBN: 978-1-83982-400-5
Publication date: 22 October 2020
Abstract
This chapter assesses the trauma that media professionals experience as eye-witnesses of the disturbing and intense events associated with their everyday working routine. In particular, this chapter examines recent profession-based reports on journalistic trauma to explore affective labour in media ecosystems of crisis-ridden countries and the impact of covering traumatic events on media professionals. Based on qualitative research, this chapter aims to reconceptualise journalism as a primarily affective profession in the crisis-ridden countries of SE Europe.
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Citation
Papadopoulou, L. and Maniou, T.A. (2020), "Affective Labour and Perceptions of Trauma Journalism in Crisis-ridden Countries: A Qualitative Approach", Veneti, A. and Karatzogianni, A. (Ed.) The Emerald Handbook of Digital Media in Greece (Digital Activism and Society: Politics, Economy And Culture In Network Communication), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 179-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-400-520201042
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:Emerald Publishing Limited
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