What Is Journalism For? (eBook)

Jon Allsop (Autor)

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2025 | 1., First Edition
180 Seiten
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-3856-3 (ISBN)

Infos

What is at stake when journalism is threatened? Does society still need journalists?Journalism faces multiple threats today all over the world: economic decline, online disinformation, the rise of AI, authoritarian curbs on freedom of the press, and violence against journalists. In such a climate, it s more urgent than ever to ask what journalism is for. Drawing on his experience as a journalist and media commentator, and on interviews with journalists from the US to Myanmar, Jon Allsop examines key concepts that constitute journalism s role: good judgement, concern for truth and critical scrutiny of one or more communities. Along the way, he also considers the relationship between journalism and activism; whether journalists should aspire to change the world and whether they can be seen as champions of democracy.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.4.2025
• Reihe/Serie: What Is It For?
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik
• Schlagworte: Communication • Democracy • Journalism • media • Philosophy • Politics • Sociology
• ISBN-10: 1-5292-3856-0 / 1529238560
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5292-3856-3 / 9781529238563