The Handbook of Journalism Studies

Edited by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Thomas Hanitzsch

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• ISBN: 978-0-8058-6343-7
• Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 19th November 2008
• Pages: 472

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About the Book

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.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introducing Journalism Studies 1. Introduction : On Why and How We Should do Journalism Studies 2. Journalism History 3. Journalism and the Academy 4. Journalism Education Part 2: News Production 5. News Organizations and Routines
6. Journalists as Gatekeepers 7. Objectivity, Professionalism, and Truth Seeking in Journalism 8. Reporters and Their Sources 9. Gender in the Newsroom 10. Convergence and Cross-Platform Content Production Part 3: News Content 11. Agenda Setting 12. News Values and Selectivity 13. Nature, Sources and Effects of News Framing 14. News, Discourse and Ideology 15. Rethinking News and Myth as Storytelling 16. The Commercialization of News Part 4: Journalism and Society 17. Journalism and Democracy 18. Journalism, Public Relations and Spin 19. Alternative and Citizen Journalism 20. Journalism Law and Regulation 21. Journalism Ethics 22. Journalism and Popular Culture 23. Audience Reception and News in Everyday Life Part 5: Journalism Studies in a Global Context 24. Journalism and Globalization 25. Development Journalism 26. Advocacy Journalism in a Global Context 27. Covering War and Peace 28. Researching Public Service Broadcasting 29. Comparative Journalism Studies 30. Towards De-Westernizing Journalism Studies

About the Author(s)

Karin Wahl-Jorgensen is Reader in the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media, and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University, Wales. Her work on media, democracy, and citizenship has been published in more than 20 international journals as well as in numerous books.

Thomas Hanitzsch is Assistant Professor in the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich. He founded the ICA’s Journalism Studies Division and has published four books and more than 50 articles and chapters on journalism, comparative communication research, online media and war coverage.

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