Drowning or waving? New media, journalism and democracy / Natalie Fenton -- Technology foretold / James Curran -- The political economy of the 'new' news environment / Des Freedman -- An ethical deficit? Accountability, norms, and the material conditions of contemporary journalism / Angela Phillips, Nick Couldry, Des Freedman -- Culture shock: new media and organizational change in the BBC / Peter Lee-Wright -- Old sources: new bottles / Angela Phillips -- Liberal dreams and the Internet / James Curran and Tamara Witschge -- Politics, journalism and new media: virtual iron cages in the new culture of capitalism / Aeron Davis -- New online news sources and writer-gatherers / Nick Couldry -- NGOs, new media and the mainstream news: news from everywhere / Natalie Fenton -- A new news order? Online news content examined / Joanna Redden and Tamara Witschge -- Futures of the news: international considerations and further reflections / Rodney Benson.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Have new communications technologies revitalised the public sphere, or become the 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 prac.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
New media, old news.
International Standard Book Number
9781847875747
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Citizen journalism-- Great Britain.
Journalism-- Economic aspects-- Great Britain.
Journalism-- Technological innovations-- Great Britain.