Gatekeeping in Transition [Paperback]

Much of what journalism scholars thought they knew about gatekeepingabout how it is that news turns out the way it doeshas been called into question by the recent seismic economic and technological shifts in journalism. These shifts come with new kinds of gatekeepers, new routines of news production, new types of news organizations, new means for shaping the news, and new channels of news distribution. Given these changing realities, some might ask: does gatekeeping still matter?

In this internationally-minded anthology of new gatekeeping research, contributors attempt to answer that question. Gatekeeping in Transition examines the role of gatekeeping in the twenty-first century from organizational, institutional, and social perspectives across digital and traditional media, and argues for its place in contemporary scholarship about news and journalism.

Part I - Thinking and Re-Thinking Gatekeeping1. Revisiting Gatekeeping Theory during a Time of Transition Tim P. Vos2. How Gatekeeping Still Matters: Media Sociology and Media Effects Kjerstin Thorson and Chris Wells

Part II - Individual Level: The New Gatekeepers3. Journalists Truth Justification in a Transnational News Environment Lea C. Hellmueller4. Futures of Journalists: Low Paid Piece Workers or Global Brands? Angela Phillips

Part III - News Routines: New and Old5. On a Role: Online Newspapers, Participatory Journalism, and the U.S. Presidential Elections Jane B. Singer6. The Journalist As A Jack Of All Trades: Safeguarding The Gates In A Digitized News Ecology Karin Raeymaeckers, Annelore Deprez, Sara De Vuyst, and Rebeca De Dobbelaer

Part IV - News Organization, or Lack Thereof7. The Tyranny of Immediacy: Gatekeeping Practices in French alÓ$