Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Arts Club Band : a gatekeeping analysis of how music journalists approach and understand their audiences

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this qualitative analysis, 10 music writers were asked questions about their processes, preferences and institutions, and the answers were constructed and examined with a focus on the communication routines and organizational levels of analysis. The ideas that emerged suggest that music journalists fulfill a final gatekeeping role as curators who supply knowledge and insight about music to the masses without the cultural implications of the popularized role of tastemakers. They think about their audiences in general, and they value their own goals and writing during their writing routines. They work with editors to reflect the goals of their intended magazines, and they do not worry about the needs or wants of a highly specific audience. Their relationships to their organizations and the cultural context in which they operate were used to understand the role music journalists fills as arts gatekeepers, or curators, as is their preferred role title.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Journalism (MU)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Missouri--Columbia

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Whipple, Kelsey

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hinnant, Amanda

Statement dc:rights

• Access to files is limited to the campuses of the University of Missouri with SSO login.

Language dc:language.iso

eng, English

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10355/13796

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/13796