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Author Van Dalen, Arjen, 1980- author.

Title Algorithmic gatekeeping for professional communicators : power, trust and legitimac / Arjen van Dalen.

Publication Info. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2023.

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Description 1 online resource.
Series Disruptions : studies in digital journalism
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Algorithm aversion -- The mediating power of algorithms -- Structuring power -- Algorithmic power, trust and legitimacy
Summary "This book provides a critical study of the power, trust and legitimacy of algorithmic gatekeepers. The news and public information which citizens see and hear is no longer solely determined by journalists, but increasingly by algorithms. Van Dalen demonstrates the gatekeeping power of social media algorithms by showing how they affect exposure to diverse information and misinformation, and shape the behaviour of professional communicators. Trust and legitimacy are foregrounded as two crucial antecedents for the acceptance of this algorithmic power. This study reveals low trust among the general population in algorithms performing journalistic tasks and a perceived lack of legitimacy of algorithmic power among professional communicators. Drawing on case studies from YouTube and Instagram, this book challenges technological deterministic discourse around 'filter bubbles' and 'echo chambers' and shows how algorithmic power is situated in the interplay between platforms, audiences and professional communicators. Ultimately, trustworthy algorithms used by news organizations and social media platforms as well as algorithm literacy training are proposed as ways forward towards democratic algorithmic gatekeeping. Presenting a nuanced perspective which challenges the deep divide between techno-optimistic and techno-pessimistic discourse around algorithms, Algorithmic Gatekeeping is recommended reading for journalism and communication researchers in related fields"-- Provided by publisher.
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Biography Arjen van Dalen is Professor WSR at the Center for Journalism of the University of Southern Denmark. He wrote his PhD dissertation on Political Journalism in Comparative Perspective and is co-author of an award-winning book on this topic with Cambridge University Press. He published in journals such as Political Communication, Journalism, the International Journal of Press/Politics, and Public Opinion Quarterly. His research on algorithmic gatekeeping is funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark and Carlsberg Foundation.
Local Note Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis eBooks: Open Access
Subject Social media and journalism.
Algorithms.
Filter bubbles (Information filtering)
Algorithms. (OCoLC)fst00805020
Filter bubbles (Information filtering) (OCoLC)fst02003569
Social media and journalism. (OCoLC)fst02010771
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication.
Other Form: Print version: Van Dalen, Arjen, 1980- Algorithmic gatekeeping for professional communicators Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2023 9781032450711 (DLC) 2023003541
ISBN 9781003375258 (ebook)
1003375251
9781000912777 (electronic book : PDF)
1000912779 (electronic book : PDF)
9781000912791 (electronic book : EPUB)
1000912795 (electronic book : EPUB)
9781032450711 (hardback)
9781032450728 (paperback)
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