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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455536303321

Titolo

New media, old news [[electronic resource] ] : journalism and democracy in the digital age / / edited by Natalie Fenton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2010

ISBN

1-84787-573-4

1-4462-8001-2

1-283-87938-7

1-84920-441-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FentonNatalie

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Citizen journalism

Journalism - Economic aspects

Journalism - Technological innovations

News Web sites

Online journalism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Part I - Introduction: New Media and Democracy; Drowning or Waving? New Media, Journalism and Democracy; Part II - New Media and News in Context; 1 Technology Foretold; 2 The Political Economy of the 'New' News Environment; 3 An Ethical Deficit? Accountability, Norms, and the Material Conditions of Contemporary Journalism; Part III - New Media and News in Practice; 4 Culture Shock: New Media and Organizational Change in the BBC; 5 Old Sources: New Bottles; 6 Liberal Dreams and the Internet

Part IV - New Media, News Sources, New Journalism?7 Politics, Journalism and New Media: Virtual Iron Cages in the New Culture of Capitalism; 8 New Online News Sources and Writer-Gatherers; 9 NGOS, New Media and the Mainstream News:News from Everywhere; Part V - New Media, News Content and International Context; 10 A New News Order? Online News Content Examined; 11 Futures of the News:



International Considerations and Further Reflections; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In a thorough empirical investigation of journalistic practices in different news, contexts, 'New Media, Old News' explores how technological, economic and social changes have reconfigured news journalism, and the consequences of these transformations for a vibrant democracy in our digital age.