Abstract
Dubbed the ‘tyranny of real time’, the immense acceleration of the news cycle poses serious challenges to professional journalism. As news media struggle to keep up with the speed at which news is reported on social media while maintaining journalistic standards of accuracy, real-time coverage is blamed for de-contextualising news events. While reports may be accurate, the question asked is if they also show the truth? This paper compares the effects of the real-time news coverage of both the Ukrainian uprising and the Gaza-Israel conflict in the summer of 2014, examining how context was shaped and relayed in both instances.
| Original language | English |
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| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | European Journalism Training Association - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 24 Oct 2014 → 24 Oct 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | European Journalism Training Association |
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| Country/Territory | Ireland |
| City | Dublin |
| Period | 24/10/14 → 24/10/14 |
Keywords
- real-time news
- social media
- journalism
- news cycle
- accuracy
- context
- Ukrainian uprising
- Gaza-Israel conflict
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