“Shaming the Devil!”: Performative Shame in Investigative TV-journalism
- Autores: Magnus Danielson
- Localización: Nordicom review: Nordic research on media & communication, ISSN 1403-1108, Vol. 33, Nº. Extra 0, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: New Nordic Journalism Research), págs. 61-74
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This paper considers the performativity of shaming in investigative TV-journalism. It argues that the construction of shame is not only a constituent element in investigative TV- journalism but also an important factor in pursuing some of its main objectives: establishing morals, exercising social control, reinforcing journalistic identity and ideology, and compet - ing for attention in a diversified media theatre where drama, entertainment and emotional thrills are the hard currency. An empirical study of the Swedish TV programme Uppdrag granskning , is used to inductively propose three categories of shaming and to give some examples of the ways in which shaming is performed. The core of the paper is a theory driven analysis in which the performativity of shaming in investigative TV-journalism is analysed in the light of some converging media and societal trends.
