Introducing Vigilant Audiences - Open Book Publishers

This Ground-breaking Collection Of Essays Examines The Scope And Consequences Of Digital Vigilantism - A Phenomenon Emerging On A Global Scale, Which Sees Digital Audiences Using Social Platforms To Shape Social And Political Life. Longstanding Forms Of Moral Scrutiny And Justice Seeking Are Disseminated Through Our Contemporary Media Landscape, And Researchers Are Increasingly Recognising The Significance Of Societal Impacts Effected By Digital Media. The Authors Engage With A Range Of Cross-disciplinary Perspectives In Order To Explore The Actions Of A Vigilant Digital Audience - Denunciation, Shaming, Doxing - And To Consider The Role Of The Press And Other Public Figures In Supporting Or Contesting These Activities.