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Automated Media: An Institutional Theory Perspective on Algorithmic Media Production and Consumption

Napoli, Philip M.·2014·Communication Theory
DOI 10.1111/comt.12039
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Communication scholars have recently begun to recognize and investigate the importance of algorithms to a wide range of processes related to the production and consumption of media content. There have been few efforts thus far, though, to connect these developments to potentially relevant bodies of existing theory and research. This article seeks to address this gap by exploring the utility of institutional theory as a potentially useful analytical framework for continued inquiry into the role of algorithms in the operation of media systems, and by offering some suggestions for ways in which an institutional analytical frame can be extended into algorithmic contexts.

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Authors
Napoli, P. M.
Venue
Communication Theory
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2014-07-16
Volume
24
Issue
3
Pages
340-360
ISSN
1050-3293 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/comt.12039
OpenAlex
W2167814961
Cited by
403
References
3
FWCI
42.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 412 d)

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