Newsroom practices and letters-to-the-editor. An analysis of selection criteria

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Abstract

Letters-to-the-editor provide a significant forum for public debate, enabling the exchange of information, ideas and opinions between different groups of people. Since journalistic work is central to the processes of citizenship, this article observes the social context surrounding letters-to-the-editor in four Portuguese press publications. Keeping in mind the existence of a set of selection criteria, based on newsroom practices, it is possible to characterize the debate that takes place in the letters’ section as a construction. As with any other editorial content, the published letters are also a result of a selection, editing and framing process, shaped by journalistic routines and subject to limitations such as space and time.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)250 - 263
Number of pages14
JournalJournalism Practice
Volume6
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Journalism
  • Letters-to-the-editor
  • Newsroom culture
  • Participation
  • Press

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