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Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media46. The Enduring Grip of Trumpism on America - Robert GutscheAfter Trump: Understanding the Continuing Influence of Trumpism We explore the enduring influence of Donald Trump on American politics and media. Despite the controversies and outrage that defined his presidency, Trumpism continues to dominate voter sentiment, political discourse, and media narratives, often amplifying divisions and fueling heated debates about political bias, emotional connections, and the state of democracy.Our special guest, Robert Gutsche, a cultural studies scholar, journalist, and author, sheds light on how media coverage and social media engagement algorithms shape public perceptions, heighten political tensions, and contribute to distorted narratives. T...2024-08-2834 min
The J Word: A Podcast by Journalism PracticeThe J Word 4.4: Covering Climate Change SynergiesThis episode extends conversations about climate change coverage to how journalists balance reporting on climate change’s synergistic effects – the related and consequential results of a changing climate. This is the first of two episodes produced with Juliet Pinto from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University in the U.S. about a double special issue of Journalism Practice with 16 articles from across the globe focusing on the question above – just how do you cover the synergistic effects of climate change? Juliet is also co-editor of the book Climate Change, Media & Culture: Critical Issues...2022-03-1643 minThe J Word: A Podcast by Journalism PracticeThe J Word 4.3: Debates of "Alternative" NewsThis episode unpacks current debates on the meanings, roles, and futures of alternative news. Guests include David Dowling, Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa in the U.S., who talks about activist journalism through the case of the Unicorn Riot website coverage of social justice protests in the U.S. Jannie Møller Hartley is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Arts at Roskilde University in Denmark and talks about tensions between “objective” and activist – or alternative – coverage of #MeToo in Denmark and Sweden. And, Marcus Funk, Associate Professor of Mass C...2022-03-0249 min