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Journalism is being forced to re-invent itself, prompted by the dual impact of technology and globalization. Journalism Today considers issues such as the effects of commercialism and the impact of citizen journalism.
Journalism Today: A Themed History provides a culturalapproach to journalism s history through the exploration ofoverarching concepts, as opposed to a typical chronologicaloverview. Rich with illuminating stories and biographies of keyfigures, it sheds new light on the relationship between the pressand society and how each has shaped the other.
Thematic study of the history
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Journalism is being forced to re-invent itself, prompted by the dual impact of technology and globalization. Journalism Today considers issues such as the effects of commercialism and the impact of citizen journalism.
Journalism Today: A Themed History provides a culturalapproach to journalism s history through the exploration ofoverarching concepts, as opposed to a typical chronologicaloverview. Rich with illuminating stories and biographies of keyfigures, it sheds new light on the relationship between the pressand society and how each has shaped the other.

Thematic study of the history of journalism, examining the roleof journalism in democracy, the influence of new technology, thechallenge of balancing ethical values, and the role of theaudience
Charts the influence of the historical press for today'snews in print, broadcast, and new media
Situates journalism in a rich cultural context with livelyexamples and case studies that bring the subject alive forcontemporary readers
Provides a comparative analysis of American, British, andinternational journalism
Helpful feature boxes on important figures and case studiesenhance student understanding of the development of journalism andnews as we know it today, providing a convenient springboard forfollow-up work.
Autorenporträt
Jane L. Chapman is Professor of Communications at University of Lincoln School of Journalism and visiting Fellow at Cambridge University and University College Dublin School of History. Her books include Issues in Contemporary Documentary (2009); Broadcast Journalism: a Critical Introduction (with Marie Kinsey, 2008); Documentary in Practice (2007) and the best-selling Comparative Media History (2005). Her research interests include press history and the media's relationship to women and indigenous minorities. Nick Nuttall is senior lecturer and MA program leader at the University of Lincoln School of Journalism. He worked for many years in East Africa, the Middle East and Cyprus, writing on travel and communication issues. He has authored a chapter on Truman Capote and New Journalism for The Journalistic Imagination (2007) as well as a chapter on investigative journalism for the latest edition of The Newspapers Handbook (2006). His research interests include New Journalism, press history, and the gonzo journalism of Hunter S. Thompson.