Journalism and Memorialization in the Age of Social Media [Hardcover]

This volume examines journalism and memorialization in the age of social media, with a particular emphasis on communication in times of crisis. Recognizing that individuals are sharing more actively than ever before, this book investigates the implications of this emerging practice for journalism and mass communication.Preface 1. Journalism in the Age of Social Media 2. The Case of the In Memorial: Virginia Tech Facebook Group 3. The News Cycle in the Age of Social Media 4. Public Memory in the Online World 5. Emotion on the Screen 6. The Audience after Virginia Tech Notes Bibliography

The most valuable aspect of Gloviczkis work is that it provides an historic glimpse of how social media functioned in 2007. & there are intriguing opportunities for greater theoretical considerations in the book. & Gloviczki ultimately accomplishes his stated goal of writing in an approachable style that is accessible to a range of audiences, from undergraduate students to scholars. (Matthew P. Taylor, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 95 (01), March, 2018)

Peter Joseph Gloviczkis book Journalism and Memorialization in The Age of Social Media offers an engaging overview and introduction to how online memorialization generally functions. & Gloviczkis book provides many critical points about the nature of online memorialization that should be of particular insight to students and researchers in psychology, the social sciences, journalism, and related fields. & Gloviczkis book remains a helpful introductory reference for those interested in studying how individuals may memorialize others or events online. (Eric D. Miller, Journal of Loss and Trauma, February, 2016)

Gloviczki starts the text by telling his own story with the subject of the book. & Journalism and Memorialization offers a series of questions that Gloviczki works to answer & . Through reflecting on his own experiences with these spacel³A