Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality by Powers, Elia
Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality by Powers, Elia

Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality

Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality explores how journalists from historically marginalized groups...
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Author: Elia Powers
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality by Powers, Elia

Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality

$147.34
Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality by Powers, Elia

Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality

$147.34
Author: Elia Powers
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality explores how journalists from historically marginalized groups have long felt pressure to conform when performing for audiences. Many speak with a flat, "neutral" accent, modify their delivery to hide distinctive vocal attributes, dress conventionally to appeal to the "average" viewer, and maintain a consistent appearance to avoid unwanted attention. Their aim is what author Elia Powers refers to as performance neutrality--presentation that is deemed unobjectionable, reveals little about journalists' social identity, and supposedly does not detract from their message. Increasingly, journalists are challenging restrictive, purportedly neutral forms of self-presentation. This book argues that performance neutrality is a myth that reinforces the status quo, limits on-air diversity, and hinders efforts to make newsrooms more inclusive. Through in-depth interviews with journalists in broadcasting and podcasting, and those who shape their performance, the author suggests ways to make journalism more inclusive and representative of diverse audiences.



Author: Elia Powers
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 09/13/2024
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781978836679

About the Author
ELIA POWERS is an associate professor of journalism at Towson University, Towson, Maryland. Formerly a news and feature writer, he is now a contributing editor and independent podcast producer/host.


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