New media, old news v. 1 Journalism and democracy in the digital age

Have new communications technologies revitalised the public sphere, or becomethe commercial tool for an increasingly un-public, undemocratic news media? Are changing journalistic practices damaging the nature of news, or are new media allowing journalists to do more journalism and to engage the public more effectively? With massive changes in the media environment and its technologies,interrogating the nature of news journalism is one of the most urgent tasks we face in defining the public interest today. The implications are serious, not just for the future of the news, but also for the practice of democracy. In a thorough empirical investigation of journalistic practices in different newscontexts, New Media, Old News explores how technological, economic and socialchanges have reconfigured news journalism, and the consequences of these transformations for a vibrant democracy in our digital age. The result is a piercing examination of why understanding news journalism matters now more than ever. It is essential reading for students and scholars of journalism and new media. INDICE: PART I INTRODUCTION / Natalie Fenton Drowning or waving? New media, journalism and democracy / PART II NEW MEDIA AND NEWS IN CONTEXT / James Curran Technology foretold / Des Freedman The political economy of the 'new' newsenvironment / Angela Phillips, Nick Couldry, Des Freedman An ethical deficit?Accountability, norms, and the material conditions of contemporary journalism/ PART III NEW MEDIA AND NEWS IN PRACTICE / Peter Lee-Wright Culture shock: New media and organizational change in the BBC / Angela Phillips Old sources: New bottles / James Curran and Tamara Witschge Liberal dreams and the internet:A case study / PART IV NEW MEDIA, NEWS SOURCES, NEW JOURNALISM? / Aeron DavisPolitics, journalism and new media: Virtual iron cages in the new culture of capitalism / Nick Couldry New online news sources and writer-gatherers / Natalie Fenton NGOs, new media and the mainstream news: News from everywhere / PARTV NEW MEDIA, NEWS CONTENT AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT / Joanna Redden and Tamara Witschge A new news order? Online news content examined / Rodney Benson Futures of the news: International considerations and further reflections

• ISBN: 978-1-84787-574-7
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés