The Handbook Of Journalism Studies

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This Handbook charts the growing area of journalism studies, exploring the current state of theory and setting an agenda for future research in an international context. The volume is structured around theoretical and empirical approaches, and covers scholarship on news production and organizations; news content; journalism and society; and journalism in a global context. Emphasizing comparative and global perspectives, each chapter explores: • Key elements, thinkers, and texts • Historical context • Current state of the art • Methodological issues • Merits and advantages of the approach/area of studies • Limitations and critical issues of the approach/area of studies • Directions for future research Offering broad international coverage from top-tier contributors, this volume ranks among the first publications to serve as a comprehensive resource addressing theory and scholarship in journalism studies. As such, the Handbook of Journalism Studies is a must-have resource for scholars and graduate students working in journalism, media studies, and communication around the globe. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Series Editor’s Foreword......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Contributors......Page 14 I INTRODUCING JOURNALISM STUDIES......Page 22 1 Introduction: On Why and How We Should Do Journalism Studies......Page 24 2 Journalism History......Page 38 3 Journalism and the Academy......Page 50 4 Journalism Education......Page 63 II NEWS PRODUCTION......Page 78 5 News Organizations and Routines......Page 80 6 Journalists as Gatekeepers......Page 94 7 Objectivity, Professionalism, and Truth Seeking in Journalism......Page 109 8 Reporters and Their Sources......Page 123 9 Gender in the Newsroom......Page 137 10 Convergence and Cross-Platform Content Production......Page 151 III NEWS CONTENT......Page 166 11 Agenda Setting......Page 168 12 News Values and Selectivity......Page 182 13 Nature, Sources, and Effects of News Framing......Page 196 14 News, Discourse, and Ideology......Page 212 15 Rethinking News and Myth as Storytelling......Page 226 16 The Commercialization of News......Page 239 IV JOURNALISM AND SOCIETY......Page 256 17 Journalism and Democracy......Page 258 18 Journalism, Public Relations, and Spin......Page 271 19 Alternative and Citizen Journalism......Page 286 20 Journalism Law and Regulation......Page 300 21 Journalism Ethics......Page 316 22 Journalism and Popular Culture......Page 331 23 Audience Reception and News in Everyday Life......Page 346 V JOURNALISM STUDIES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT......Page 360 24 Journalism and Globalization......Page 362 25 Development Journalism......Page 378 26 Advocacy Journalism in a Global Context......Page 392 27 Covering War and Peace......Page 407 28 Researching Public Service Broadcasting......Page 419 29 Comparative Journalism Studies......Page 434 30 Towards De-Westernizing Journalism Studies......Page 449 Author Index......Page 460 Subject Index......Page 464