Research
Dissertation | Publications | Conference papers | Works in progress
I study how professions generally and journalism particularly are changing amid the disruption of digitization. My primary research interest is the sociology of journalism, as a professional institution and occupational identity, as it confronts the challenges posed by participatory culture. This interplay of the professional vs. the participatory logics of media work is at the heart of my dissertation study of the Knight Foundation as well as in a recent publication in Journalism Practice called “Thinking About Citizen Journalism: The Philosophical and Practical Challenges of User-Generated Content for Community Newspapers” (PDF).
I have additional interests in blogging, citizen journalism, framing analyses, and media economics. See my peer-reviewed articles, conference papers (presented at ICA and AEJMC, among others), and additional works in progress.