Claims-makers versus counter claims-makers: new sites of civic conflict in the construction and contestation of moral panic narratives through online newspaper discussion-threads.

Morrison, James

Abstract

Technological, cultural and economic forces are transforming political communication, posing challenges and opportunities for politicians and media organisations, while at the same time many governments and civil society express concerns about the extent and nature of political empowerment and civic engagement.

Citation

MORRISON, J. 2013. Claims-makers versus counter claims-makers: new sites of civic conflict in the construction and contestation of moral panic narratives through online newspaper discussion-threads. In Scullion, R., Gerodimos, R., Jackson, D. and Lilleker, D. (eds.) The media, political participation and empowerment. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 11, pages 142-157. Available from: https://www.routledge.com/The-Media-Political-Participation-and-Empowerment/Scullion-Gerodimos-Jackson-Lilleker/p/book/9780415633499

• Online Publication Date: Apr 16, 2013
• Publication Date: Sep 12, 2014
• Deposit Date: Jan 10, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 10, 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 142-157
• Series Title: Routledge research in political communication
• Book Title: The media, political participation and empowerment
• Chapter Number: Chapter 11
• ISBN: 9781138830394
• Keywords: Civic empowerment; Contemporary politics; Political empowerment; Communication; Media
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2075
• Publisher URL: https://www.routledge.com/The-Media-Political-Participation-and-Empowerment/Scullion-Gerodimos-Jackson-Lilleker/p/book/9780415633499
• Contract Date: Jan 10, 2017