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“They Always Get Our Story Wrong”: Addressing Social Justice Activists’ News Distrust Through Solidarity Reporting

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  • Anita Varma

    (School of Journalism and Media, The University of Texas at Austin, USA)

  • Brad Limov

    (School of Journalism and Media, The University of Texas at Austin, USA)

  • Ayleen Cabas-Mijares

    (Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University, USA)

Abstract

This study positions social justice activists’ objections to dominant reporting norms as a catalyst for critically reassessing these norms and their connection to diminishing trust in US journalism. Based on a conceptual application of discourse ethics to journalism and qualitative analysis of 28 in-depth interviews with social justice activists, we examine how participants experience and evaluate mainstream coverage of social justice, and why they think journalism could improve its trustworthiness through practices consistent with solidarity reporting norms.

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  • Anita Varma & Brad Limov & Ayleen Cabas-Mijares, 2023. "“They Always Get Our Story Wrong”: Addressing Social Justice Activists’ News Distrust Through Solidarity Reporting," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(4), pages 286-296.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v:11:y:2023:i:4:p:286-296
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