Miley, CNN and The Onion: When fake news becomes realer than real. (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Berkowitz, Dan; Schwartz, David Asa
• Is Part Of: Journalism practice. Volume 10:Number 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: bloggers -- boundary work -- CNN -- Fifth Estate -- hyper-reality -- Miley Cyrus -- The Onion; Journalism -- Periodicals; 070.405
• DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2015.1006933
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-2786

Abstract

Abstract : Following a twerk-heavy performance by Miley Cyrus on the Video Music Awards program, CNN featured the story on the top of its website. The Onion —a fake-news organization—then ran a satirical column purporting to be by CNN's Web editor explaining this decision. Through textual analysis, this paper demonstrates how a Fifth Estate comprised of bloggers, columnists and fake-news organizations worked to relocate mainstream journalism back to within its professional boundaries.