Can Journalism Survive?
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See moreJournalists have failed to respond adequately to the challenge of the Internet, with far-reaching consequences for the future of journalism and democracy. This is the compelling argument set forth in this timely new text, drawing on the most extensive ethnographic fieldwork in American newsrooms since the 1970s.
Journalists have failed to respond adequately to the challenge of the Internet, with far-reaching consequences for the future of journalism and democracy. This is the compelling argument set forth in this timely new text, drawing on the most extensive ethnographic fieldwork in American newsrooms since the 1970s.
David Ryfe argues that journalists are unable or unwilling to innovate for a variety of reasons: in part because habits are sticky and difficult to dislodge; in part because of their strategic calculation that the cost of change far exceeds its benefit; and in part because basic definitions of what journalism is, and what it is for, anchor journalism to tradition even when journalists prefer to change. The result is that journalism is unraveling as an integrated social field; it may never again be a separate and separable activity from the broader practice of producing news. One thing is certain: whatever happens next, it will have dramatic consequences for the role journalism plays in democratic society and perhaps will transform its basic meaning and purpose.
Can Journalism Survive? is essential and provocative reading for all concerned with the future of journalism and society.
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Praised as a nuanced and in-depth examination, Can Journalism Survive? is recognised for its compelling analysis of newspapers' struggle to reinvent themselves. Reviews commend Ryfe's insight into the evolving role of journalists as community catalysts in an era dominated by social media and new public interaction forms. The book is seen as essential reading for those concerned with the future of journalism and its place in society.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780745654287
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 August 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 374g
Pages: 256
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About the Author
David Ryfe is Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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