THE CxP TYPOLOGY: A new understanding of normative deviance, gatekeeping, and community journalism. (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Funk, Marcus
• Is Part Of: Journalism studies. Volume 17:Number 1(2016)
• Page Start: 122
• Page End: 140
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: community journalism -- gatekeeping theory -- media sociology -- normative deviance -- structured interviews; Journalism -- Periodicals; 070.4
• DOI: 10.1080/1461670X.2014.962922
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1461-670X

Abstract

Abstract : Structured interviews with community newspaper editors and publishers build on current theoretical understandings of normative deviance and gatekeeping theory. Editors and publishers encounter a great deal of audience interaction and a clear emphasis on news about "regular people and routine events, " which offers a topical rebuttal to gatekeeping theory's assertion that journalists are attracted to news about conflict and celebrity due to a lack of dialogue with media consumers. A deeper reading of the text, however, demonstrates that "regular people" and "routine events" remain rooted in conflict and celebrity. This study suggests a theoretical broadening of normative deviance and a new model, the "CxP Typology, " to aid the theoretical expression of normative deviance.