ABSTRACT

Recently, true crime podcasting has exploded. These podcasts organizations mobilize resources, compete with other organizations, gain legitimacy, and focus on sustaining foundings and preventing mortalities. This study uses a mixed methods approach to explore this media phenomenon from the perspective of organizational ecology. A demography of true crime podcasts was conducted and population density over time was calculated. Content analysis of news articles mentioning “true crime podcasts” was conducted to understand how journalists from other media organizations act as legitimacy agents to confer public legitimacy on organizations within the population. Explanation of the true crime podcasts’ ecosystem is provided, as well as evidence of growing public legitimacy.

摘要

最近，真正的犯罪播客已经爆炸式增长。这些播客组织调动资源，与其他组织竞争，获得合法性，并专注于维持基金会和防止死亡。本研究采用混合方法从组织生态学的角度探讨这种媒体现象。对真实犯罪播客进行了人口统计，并计算了一段时间内的人口密度。对提及“真正的犯罪播客”的新闻文章进行内容分析，以了解其他媒体组织的记者如何充当合法代理人，为人口中的组织赋予公共合法性。提供了对真正犯罪播客生态系统的解释，以及日益增长的公共合法性的证据。