Entertainment, Journalism, and Advocacy: Competing Motivations in the True Crime Podcast Ecosystem

Lindsey A. Sherrill's book explores the exponential growth of true crime podcasting, including the role of Serial, and examines the ethical quandaries that emerge in the process of telling true crime stories. It traces true crime podcasting back to the infancy of the medium and examines its influence on real cases in the United States.

Format: Hardback
Length: 230 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Lindsey A. Sherrill's book delves into the exponential growth of true crime podcasting, focusing on the influential Serial podcast and its role in shaping the industry. Through demographic population analysis and interviews with podcast hosts and producers, Sherrill reveals that true crime podcasts are complex organizations with diverse goals, including entertainment, criminal justice reform advocacy, and journalistic inquiry. She explores the competing motivations of podcast producers and the ethical dilemmas that arise in the process of telling true crime stories. Sherrill traces the origins of true crime podcasting to the early days of the medium and examines the influences, innovations, and events that have shaped the true crime podcast ecosystem, as well as its impact on real cases in the United States. This book will be of particular interest to scholars in communication, sociology, and media studies.

Weight: 481g
Dimension: 237 x 158 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666906011