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A Reflective Research On The Algorithmic News' Deconstruction Of Traditional News Industry In Critical Perspective

Posted on:2021-02-28Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y Y ShaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2518306290962739Subject:Press and Communication
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Since human beings entered the "third media era",the era of algorithmic news,algorithms have been widely embedded in all aspects of news production,distribution and consumption.Algorithmic news has begun to reshape the traditional media news format,greatly improving the timeliness of algorithmic news and allowing more user to participate in the field of algorithmic news production.Algorithmic news has greatly ensured the effectiveness of news,and the decentralization of traditional media discourse power allows more users to express their views.From this perspective,algorithmic technology does bring dividends,but we should be cautious about this.So we can analysis algorithm news from the perspective of critical algorithm,combined with Guy Debord's landscape theory,Jean Baudrillard's symbol theory,and Douglas Kellner's media spectacle and other theoretical method.The thesis mainly focused on information push logic behind the platform,the deconstruction and conciliation of algorithm values on traditional news concepts,and the impact of algorithm news on users and society.This article is mainly based on the concept of social cement proposed by the Frankfurt School to analyze the negative impact of the information content pushed by the algorithm on users and society under the guidance of algorithm values.Algorithmic news is also a kind of affirmative discourse in a sense.It constantly provides users with homogenized information,sets market-specific operational means such as "private agendas" dedicated to users,and excessive personalized recommendations,leading users to the illusion of algorithmic spectacle,which will make them gradually loses the subjective and independent practical ability.In addition,in a symbolic world built by algorithmic codes,users become labelled commodities,which are clearly priced by the algorithm on the personalized platform.Accurate personalized advertising pushes lower sales costs,but users are only "Personalized" in information cocoon room.Finally,this article gives some considerations from the perspectives of users,traditional media,algorithmic news platforms,and government.In this post-truth era,users should strengthen their own algorithmic literacy and enhance the awareness of verifying news sources;When the media enters the algorithm platform,it must provide public issues for users to participate in the discussion of public issues;the algorithm platform should clearly define its role,and it must assume the responsibility of the platform and improve the transparency of the algorithm;What's more,platform should also make professional journalists as news gatekeeper,who recommend public information,so that users can avoid indulging in the information cocoon room;In the end,the government should also play a regulatory role,which is an effective supervision for algorithmic news violates news ethical issues.
Keywords/Search Tags:algorithmic news, personalized push, information cocoon, social cement, critical algorithm studies
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