Chris Frost examines the work of the news reporter from the process of finding a story to tracing sources to support it, interviewing contacts and gathering information and then filing the finished report.
Few topics in the news are more hotly contested than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict--and news coverage itself is always a subject of debate. But rarely do these debates incorporate an on-the-ground perspective of what and who newsmaking entails. Studying how journalists work i…
"Undocumented immigration across the Mediterranean and the US-Mexican border is one of the most contested transatlantic public and political issues, raising fundamental questions about national identity, security and multiculturalism--all in the glare of news media themselves un…
This book examines newspapers on the Internet, and addresses the emergence of online newspapers and the delivery of news through this outlet. Utilizing empirical research, chapters explore the theoretical and practical issues associated with Internet newspapers and examine the p…
Identifies the essential elements of journalism and its role in our society.
Shaw argues that journalism should focus on deconstructing the underlying structural and cultural causes of political violence such as poverty, famineandhuman trafficking,and play a proactive (preventative), rather than reactive (prescriptive) role in humanitarian intervention.
'Journalism After September 11' examines how the traumatic attacks of that day continue to transform the nature of journalism, particularly in the USA and Britain.
Wilson Lowrey is an associate professor in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama. Lowrey's research focuses on the sociology of news work, and has been published in a number of journals, including Journalism & Mass Communication Quart…
Engaged Journalism explores the changing relationship between news producers and audiences and the methods journalists can use to secure the attention of news consumers. Based on Jake Batsell's extensive experience and interaction with more than twenty innovative newsrooms, this…
An examination of sports media scholarship and its role in facilitating understanding of the increasingly complex world of sports media. Chapters assess existing scholarship while positing important future questions about the role sports media will increasingly play in the daily…
The concept of boundaries has become a central theme in the study of journalism. In recent years, the decline of legacy news organizations and the rise of new interactive media tools have thrust such questions as "what is journalism" and "who is a journalist" into the limelight.…
News and Politics critically examines television news bulletins - still the primary source of information for most people - and asks whether the wider pace and immediacy of 24-hour news culture has influenced their format and style over time. Drawing on the concepts of mediatiza…
Audience feedback in the news media
by Reader, Bill
fromRoutledge Research in Journalism
"Audience comments, the spice of history -- "Packets of letters": audience comments before freedom of the press -- "A sure sign of liberty, and a cause of it": audience feedback and the emergence of the free press -- Commodification of comments: professional bias and gatekeeping…