User Comments and Moderation in Digital Journalism

This book is an authoritative discussion of user comments and moderation in digital journalism, examining how user comments have disrupted the field of journalism and how a growing number of news organizations have abandoned commenting features altogether. Making a broad argument concerning user commentary as a manifestation of user engagement and public delibe ration, User Comments and Moderation in Digital Journalism: Disruptive Engagement conceptualizes the act of commenting as interactive en