New Media, Old News: Journalism and Democracy in the Digital Age

by Natalie Fenton

Book Overview

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 news contexts, this book explores how technological, economic, and social changes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847875742
• ISBN13: 9781847875747
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"