Anger and the investigative journalist

Stupart, Richard ORCID: 0000-0002-5936-2730 (2022) Anger and the investigative journalist. JOURNALISM, 24 (11). pp. 2341-2358.

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Abstract

<jats:p> What is the place of anger in the work of journalism? Based on a discourse analysis of investigative journalists’ reflections on the role of anger in their work, this paper explores common understandings of the utility and ‘proper place’ of anger in journalism. I argue that anger can be usefully theorised by drawing on P.F. Strawson’s account of anger as a reactive attitude and Amia Srinivsasan’s account of anger having dimensions of aptness and prudence. In contrast to existing work arguing for a norm proscribing emotion in journalistic texts, anger forms a valued component in the work of investigative journalists, albeit one with important norms around its control and management. </jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Emotion, investigative journalism, South Africa, anger, GuptaLeaks
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of the Arts
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2023 10:29
Last Modified:	30 Oct 2023 20:41
DOI:	10.1177/14648849221125980
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3170818