JOURNALISM IN SECOND LIFE
- 8 July 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journalism Studies
- Vol. 11 (4), 546-554
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14616701003638418
Abstract
Our research seeks to understand the emerging journalism practiced in Second Life—a computer-generated alternative reality. Framed by postmodernism, this study uses an ideological analysis to evaluate the three Second Life newspapers: the Alphaville Herald, the Metaverse Messenger and the Second Life Newspaper. We suggest that journalism in Second Life focuses on community building and education, considers the influence of the on-line world to resident members' off-line lives and raises important questions about freedom of expression.Keywords
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