The Trump presidency, journalism, and democracy / edited by Robert E. Gutsche, Jr

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I: Challenges to journalistic norms, practices, and social cohesion -- 1. Donald Trump and the war on the media: from election '16 into the Trump presidency -- 2. News boundaries of "fakiness" and the challenged authority of the press -- 3. Civil war in Donald Trump's America: conversations about media and mayhem on main street, USA -- 4. Haktology, Trump, and news practices -- Part II: Journalism during difficult discourse -- 5. Who, from where? tv network news coverage of immigration narratives during Trump's first 100 days -- 6. By any other name: media and white-supremacist terrorism in the Trump era -- 7. The hell that black people live: Trump's reports to journalists on urban conditions -- 8. Media narratives of gender in the contentious conservative age of Trump -- Part III: Trump, rhetoric, and understanding amid media fragmentation -- 9. The origins of Trump's "alternative reality": a brief history of the Breitbart effect -- 10. Advertisements in the age of hyper-partisan media: Breitbart's #DumpKelloggs campaign -- 11. Scapegoater-in-chief: racist undertones of Donald Trump's rhetorical repertoire -- Part IV: Journalistic recovery post-Trump: lessons learned -- 12. "Stop overlooking us!": Missed intersections of Trump, media, and rural America -- 13. Reeducation or rejuvenation? Trump's influence on news interest and literacy -- 14. Trump, democracy, and the extension of journalism ethics -- 15. The effects of mediatized hate: coping with life in Trumpland -- Epilogue: facing tomorrow in an age of Trump

"This book examines the disruptive nature of Trump news - both the news his administration makes and the coverage of it - related to dominant paradigms and ideologies of U.S. journalism. By relying on conceptualizations of media memory and "othering" through news coverage that enhances socio-conservative positions on issues such as immigration, the book positions this moment in a time of contestation. Contributors ranging from scholars, professionals, and media critics operate in unison to analyze today's interconnected challenges to traditional practices within media spheres posed by Trump news. The outcomes should resonate with citizens who rely on journalism for civic engagement and who are active in social change"--Provided by publisher