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DESCRIPTION
Journalism provides coverage on key, up-to-the-minute, journalism issues and society text, combining theory and practice.
Published with the support of the Centre for Journalism and Communication Research (CJCR) in the Media School at Bournemouth University, United Kingdom (UK), the book examines topics such as:
- the role of the journalist in a democratic society, including where questions of truth and free speech are concerned;
- changing priorities of newspaper, radio, television, magazine, photography, and online news organisations;
- political, economic, and technological pressures on news and editorial independence;
- the impact of digital convergence on the forms and practices of newsgathering and storytelling;
- the dynamics of professionalism, such as the negotiation of impartiality and objectivity in news reports;
- journalists' relationships with their sources;
- evolving genres of news reporting, such as war and peace journalism;
- journalism's influence on its audiences, such as the trauma of representing violence and tragedy;
- the globalisation of news, including the role of international news agencies;
- new approaches to investigative reporting in a digital era; and
- the rise of citizen journalism, live-blogging, and social media.