Newspaper journalism / Peter Cole and Tony Harcup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cole, Peter, 1945-

Contributor:

Harcup, Tony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism.

Newspapers.

Physical Description:

vi, 223 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2010.

Summary:

Are newspapers faced with an existential threat or are they successfully meeting the challenges of a digital world? With the newspaper's role in a state of fundamental redefinition, Newspaper Journalism offers a timely analysis of newspapers today through the lens of their historical importance to society. Drawing on experience both in academia and across local, national, mainstream and alternative newspapers, Cole and Harcup contend that, far from dying, newspapers are doing what they have always done: adapting to a changing environment.

With comprehensive and critical coverage of the most important debates in the study of newspaper journalism-from ethics and investigative journalism to political economy and the future of the industry-this text is a must-read for all students of journalism and the media.

Contents:

Part I Newspapers Past and Present 1

1 The continuing importance of newspaper journalism 3

2 The UK national press today 19

3 Beyond Fleet Street: newspapers in the regions and nations 46

4 Headlines from newspaper history 59

Part II Contemporary Practices And Current Debates 81

5 The changing political economy of the press 83

6 From telling stories to providing content: journalism in the digital age 102

7 The press under scrutiny: self-regulation and ethics 125

8 Digging deeper: investigative journalism in newspapers 147

Part III Making Sense Of Newspapers 161

9 Hacks and the academy: theorising journalism 163

10 Newspapers at the crossroads 177

11 Read all about it: a critical bibliography of newspaper journalism 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1412931193

9781412931199

1412931207

9781412931205

OCLC:

351320316