Abstract
This study, based on in-depth interviews with U.S.-based journalists (n = 18), explores the increasingly fraught circumstances of reporting on hate groups. We examine how journalists think about the First Amendment vis-à-vis their coverage of such groups. Through the lens of media ecology and First Amendment principles and theories, we argue ultimately that journalists who cover hate groups use the First Amendment to identify their place in the journalistic environment.
Repository Citation
Gregory Perreault, Jonathan Peters, Brett Johnson, and Leslie Klein,
How Journalists Think About the First Amendment Vis-à-Vis Their Coverage of Hate Groups
, 15 International Journal of Communication 4129
(2021),
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/fac_artchop/1518
Originally published in International Journal of Communication (University of Southern California, 2021).