Audience constructions of fake news in Australian media representations of asylum seekers: A critical discourse perspective Haw, Ashleigh 2021, Audience constructions of fake news in Australian media representations of asylum seekers: A critical discourse perspective, Journal of Language and Politics, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 761-782, doi: 10.1075/jlp.21028.haw. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Audience constructions of fake news in Australian media representations of asylum seekers: A critical discourse perspective Author(s) Haw, Ashleigh Journal name Journal of Language and Politics Volume number 20 Issue number 5 Start page 761 End page 782 Total pages 22 Publisher John Benjamins Publishing Company Place of publication Amsterdam, The Netherlands Publication date 2021-09 ISSN 1569-2159 1569-9862 Keyword(s) asylum seekers audiences Australia critical discourse analysis fake news INFORMATION Language & Linguistics Linguistics media SKEPTICISM Social Sciences TRUST Summary Abstract In recent years, the term ‘fake news’ has gained considerable traction in scholarly and public discourse. While fake news is increasingly attributed to declining audience trust, we know little about how publics are making sense of the concept. To address this, I discuss findings arising from interviews with 24 Western Australian media consumers who offered their perspectives on Australian news coverage of asylum seekers. Combining Critical Discourse methods with Rhetorical Analysis, findings highlight how participants evaluated misinformation and disinformation about asylum seekers and in particular, how some adopted a discourse of ‘fake news’ to delegitimise perspectives that oppose their own stance. Discussed alongside Egelhofer and Lecheler’s (2019) theoretical framework of the fake news ‘label’, I argue that by understanding how audiences discussed fake news before the concept rose to prominence in 2016, scholars can meaningfully examine discursive patterns within social constructions of fake news across numerous contemporary and historical contexts. Language eng DOI 10.1075/jlp.21028.haw Field of Research 1702 Cognitive Sciences 2004 Linguistics HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30162550 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Open Access Collection PVC's Office - Arts and Education Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 16 Feb 2022, 12:12:47 EST Wed, 16 Feb 2022, 16:01:38 EST Fri, 25 Feb 2022, 12:59:05 EST Fri, 25 Feb 2022, 15:56:06 EST Sat, 05 Mar 2022, 01:30:59 EST Sat, 05 Mar 2022, 01:45:20 EST Tue, 05 Apr 2022, 10:33:45 EST Tue, 05 Apr 2022, 15:00:43 EST Tue, 05 Apr 2022, 16:43:04 EST Fri, 08 Apr 2022, 14:37:53 EST Thu, 14 Apr 2022, 08:43:45 EST Thu, 14 Apr 2022, 14:51:52 EST Wed, 20 Apr 2022, 13:41:40 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 17 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 25 Feb 2022, 12:59:05 EST