There is no doubt, journalism faces challenging times. Since the turn of the millennium, the financial health of the news industry is failing, mainstream audiences are on the decline, and ...professional authority, credibility and autonomy are eroding. The outlook is bleak and it's understandable that many are pessimistic. But this book argues that we have to rethink journalism fundamentally.
Rather than just focus on the symptoms of the 'crisis of journalism', this collection tries to understand the structural transformation journalism is undergoing. It explores how the news media attempts to combat decreasing levels of trust, how emerging forms of news affect the established journalistic field, and how participatory culture creates new dialogues between journalists and audiences. Crucially, it does not treat these developments as distinct transformations. Instead, it considers how their interrelation accounts for both the tribulations of the news media and the need for contemporary journalism to redefine itself.
Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Hazlitt and Charles Dickens all worked as parliamentary reporters, but their experiences in the press gallery have not received much scrutiny. Nikki ...Hessell's study is the first work to consider all four of these canonical writers as gallery reporters, providing a detailed picture of this intriguing episode in their careers. Hessell challenges preconceived notions about the role that emergent literary genius played in their success as reporters, arguing instead that they were consummate gallery professionals who adapted themselves to the journalistic standards of their day. That professional background fed in to their creative work in unexpected ways. By drawing on a wealth of evidence in letters, diaries and the press, this study provides fresh insights into the ways in which four great writers learnt the craft of journalism and brought those lessons to bear on their career as literary authors.
Women and Journalism Chambers, Deborah; Steiner, Linda; Fleming, Carole
2004, 20040601, 2004-06-01T00:00:00, 2004-04-23, 2004-06-01, 20040101
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Women and Journalism offers a rich and comprehensive analysis of the roles, status and experiences of women journalists in the United States and Britain.
Drawing on a variety of sources and dealing ...with a host of women journalists ranging from nineteenth century pioneers to Martha Gellhorn, Kate Adie and Veronica Guerin, the authors investigate the challenges women have faced in their struggle to establish reputations as professionals.
This book provides an account of the gendered structuring of journalism in print, radio and television and speculates about women's still-emerging role in online journalism. Their accomplishments as war correspondents are tracked to the present, including a study of the role they played post-September 11th.
News organisations are struggling with technology transitions and fearful for their future. Yet some organisations are succeeding. Why are organisations such as Vice and BuzzFeed investing in ...journalism and why are pedigree journalists joining them? Why are news organisations making journalists redundant but recruiting technologists? Why does everyone seem to be embracing native advertising? Why are some news organisations more innovative than others? Drawing on extensive first-hand research this book explains how different international media organisations approach digital news and pinpoints the common organisational factors that help build their success.
Entre violencia y cuestionamientos a su trabajo, los periodistas mexicanos producen noticias diariamente. No siempre atendemos como lo hacen o sus impresiones al respecto, cuando hacerlo enriqueceria ...la comprension de su profesion y de sus vinculos con otros actores. Partiendo de 42 entrevistas en profundidad a periodistas de la Ciudad de Mexico, este articulo analiza la manera en que perciben su relacion con el poder politico. Desde el enfoque de la Teoria Fundamentada, los hallazgos se dividen en cinco rubros: "esperanza" de mejores condiciones laborales bajo este gobierno; cambios en rutinas derivados de politicas de esta administracion; restricciones, como falta de transparencia y censura; dependencia de publicidad oficial que genera incertidumbre ante la necesidad de recursos, y malestar por criticas que reciben del gobierno. Resultados que surgen de negociaciones con el poder y que abonan a la literatura acerca de la labor periodistica en el contexto sociopolitico mexicano actual. Palabras clave: Relacion prensa-poder; periodistas de la Ciudad de Mexico; entrevistas en profundidad; control politico Between violence and questions about their work, Mexican journalists produce news daily. We don't always pay attention to how they do it or their impressions of it when doing so would enrich our understanding of their profession. Based on 42 in-depth interviews with journalists from Mexico City, this article analyzes how they perceive their relationship with political power. From the Grounded Theory approach, the findings indicate that this link is associated with five items: "hope" for better working conditions under this government; changes in routines derived from this administration's policies; restrictions, such as lack of transparency and censorship; dependence on official advertising that generates uncertainty regarding the need for resources, and discomfort due to the criticism they receive from the government. Results that arise from negotiations with power and that contribute to the growing literature about journalistic work in the current Mexican sociopolitical context. Keywords:Press-powerrelationship; journalists from Mexico City; in-depth interviews; political control
This study investigates how Google is shaping journalism innovation, particularly in business models, through an analysis of one of its global funding competitions, the Innovation Challenge. It adds ...to an understanding of the impact of platforms on journalism through a descriptive analysis of 354 projects funded between 2018 and 2022 in 78 countries and five regions. Grant recipients were largely for-profit journalism organizations, with a significant US focus. Projects related to audience engagement, business models and distribution dominated the published winning innovation proposals, accounting for 72.6% of funded projects. The three areas were closely connected as they were mostly related to plans to increase reader revenue. Findings suggest that the Innovation Challenge validates reader revenue as the key innovation in business models through a funding competition aligned with Google's global industry and government relations interests. The orientation is problematic as it narrows journalism innovation to a financial issue, with audiences as the answer, even though people are largely unwilling to pay for news and journalism is considered a public good rather than simply a commercial product.
Este articulo explora estrategias visuales en el periodismo de datos y presenta hallazgos de investigacion a partir de entrevistas con referentes de America Latina. El periodismo de datos, una rama ...del periodismo de investigacion que emplea tecnologias digitales para recopilar, procesar y analizar grandes volumenes de datos para producir noticias. Una caracteristica distintiva de esta practica es la inclusion de representaciones visuales, que no solo atraen esteticamente, sino tambien pueden facilitar el acceso, comprension e interpretacion de la informacion. Este estudio pretende contribuir al desarrollo del ambito profesional y academico del periodismo de datos y sus dimensiones visuales, explorando como estas estrategias pueden aplicarse de manera mas efectiva para comunicar informacion compleja a audiencias amplias. Palabras clave: periodismo de datos; comunicacion visual; infografia; medios digitales; diseno de la informacion; investigacion periodistica This article focuses on exploring visual strategies in data journalism and presents the main findings of a research based on interviews with journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean. Data journalism, a branch of investigative journalism, utilizes digital technologies to gather, process, and analyze large volumes of data with the aim of producing news and information. A distinctive feature of this practice is the inclusion of visual representations that not only appeal aesthetically but also facilitate public access, comprehension, and interpretation of data. This study aims to contribute to the development of the professional and academic field related to data journalism and its visual dimensions by exploring how these strategies can be used more effectively to communicate complex information to broader audiences. Keywords: data journalism; visual communication; infographics; digital media; information design Este artigo concentra-se em explorar as estrategias visuais no jornalismo de dados e apresenta as principais descobertas de uma pesquisa baseada em entrevistas com jornalistas da America Latina e do Caribe. O jornalismo de dados, uma vertente do jornalismo investigativo, utiliza tecnologias digitais para coletar, processar e analisar grandes volumes de dados com o objetivo de gerar noticias e informacoes. Uma caracteristica distintiva desta pratica e a inclusao de representacoes visuais que nao so atraem esteticamente, mas tambem facilitam o acesso, a compreensao e a interpretacao de dados pelo publico. Este estudo visa contribuir para o desenvolvimento do campo profissional e academico relacionado ao jornalismo de dados e suas dimensoes visuais, explorando como essas estrategias podem ser utilizadas de maneira mais eficaz para comunicar informacoes complexas a publicos mais amplos. Palavras-chave: jornalismo de dados; comunicacao visual; infografia; midias digitais; design de informacao; investigacao jornalistica
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