How Journalists Think About the First Amendment Vis-a-Vis Their Coverage of Hate Groups

Gregory Perreault; Jonathan Peters; Brett Johnson; Leslie Klein

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How Journalists Think About the First Amendment Vis-a-Vis Their Coverage of Hate Groups

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How Journalists Think About the First Amendment Vis-a-Vis Their Coverage of Hate Groups

Gregory Perreault, Jonathan Peters, Brett Johnson and Leslie Klein

International journal of communication, Vol.15, pp.4129-4146

09/01/2021

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Abstract

This study, based on in-depth interviews with U.S.-based journalists (n = 18), explores the increasingly fraught circumstances of reporting on hate groups. We examine how journalists think about the First Amendment vis-a-vis their coverage of such groups. Through the lens of media ecology and First Amendment principles and theories, we argue ultimately that journalists who cover hate groups use the First Amendment to identify their place in the journalistic environment.

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Title: Subtitle: How Journalists Think About the First Amendment Vis-a-Vis Their Coverage of Hate Groups
Creators: Gregory Perreault - Appalachian State University
Jonathan Peters - University of Georgia
Brett Johnson - University of Missouri
Leslie Klein - University of Georgia
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International journal of communication, Vol.15, pp.4129-4146
Publisher: Usc Annenberg Press
ISSN: 1932-8036
eISSN: 1932-8036
Number of pages: 18
Language: English
Date published: 09/01/2021
Academic Unit: School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Record Identifier: 9984696694702771

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