Mass communication_ Gatekeeping Lecture (sample) by Academic English UK
This is a short academic lecture on Gatekeeping Theory. The lecture provides a basic historical background, followed by key factors associated with the theory and finally discusses its role in the 21st century. There is a listening worksheet that goes with this lecture: https://academic-englishuk.com/downloads/gatekeeping-theory-listening-test-aeuk/ There is also a reading text that accompanies this lecture on agenda setting. https://academic-englishuk.com/downloads/agenda-setting-reading-test-aeuk/ Lecture Reference List: Burnes, B. (2020). The Origins of Lewin’s Three-Step Model of Change. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 56(1), 32-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021886319892685 Groshek, J., & Tandoc, E.C. (2016). The affordance effect: gatekeeping and (non)reciprocal journalism on Twitter. Proceedings of the 7th 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society. Russell, M (2019) Theorizing Journalism’s Institutional Relationships: An Elaboration of Gatekeeping Theory, Journalism Studies, 20:16, 2331-2348, DOI: 10.1080/1461670X.2019.1593882 Shoemaker, P.J., & Vos, T. (2009). Gatekeeping theory (1st ed.). Routledge. Cambridge. White, D. M. (1950). The “Gate Keeper”: A Case Study in the Selection of News. Journalism Quarterly, 27(4), 383-390. https://doi.org/10.1177/107769905002700403 World Economic Forum (2021) Gate keeping principles [online]. Available from https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Gatekeepers_A_Unifying_Framework_2021.pdf (viewed 20.12.20) There is a listening worksheet for this lecture - go here and click on 'Mass Communication'. https://www.academic-englishuk.com/listening-tests There is also a reading text and summary writing lesson on the same topic but focused on Agenda setting: go here and click on 'Mass Communication'. https://www.academic-englishuk.com/reading-tests Copyright: Academic English UK.