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Mediated Authenticity: How the Media Constructs Reality - Couverture souple

Enli, Gunn

 
9781433114854: Mediated Authenticity: How the Media Constructs Reality
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1433114852 ISBN 13 : 9781433114854
Editeur : Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2015

Synopsis

This book explores the paradox of mediated authenticity – the idea that our understanding of society is based on mediated representations of reality. Enli argues that mediated authenticity is established through negotiations between producers and audiences in what is coined the ‘authenticity contract'. Sometimes the contract is broken, leading to authenticity scandals and the need to renegotiate this contract. These moments of truth, some of which are analysed in this book, are important moments in media history. Through case studies, this book examines mediated authenticity in broadcast and online media, from the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast, quiz show scandals, to manufactured reality-TV shows, blog hoaxes and fake social media, and the construction of Obama as an authentic politician. The book demonstrates that authenticity has become an increasingly important factor in the media, and that solving ‘authenticity puzzles' – separating the fake from the real – has become an inherent practice of media use.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gunn Enli (PhD, University of Oslo) is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Oslo.

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Éditeur
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1433114852
ISBN 13 
9781433114854
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
164
Coordonnées du fabricant
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