Digital Technology and Journalism An International Comparative Perspective [Hardcover]

This edited volume discusses the theoretical, practical and methodological issues surrounding changes in journalism in the digital era. The chapters explore how technological innovations have transformed journalism and how an international comparative perspective can contribute to our understanding of the topic. Journalism is examined within Anglo-American and European contexts as well as in Asia and Africa, and comparative approaches and methods for journalism studies in the digital age are evaluated. In so doing, the book offers a thorough investigation of changes in journalistic norms, practices and genres in addition to providing an international and comparative perspective for understanding these changes and what they mean to journalism. Written by both leading scholars and media practitioners in the field, the articles in this collection are based on theoretical frameworks and empirical data, drawn from content analysis of newspaper and online coverage, in-depth interviews with news practitioners, observation on the websites of news organisations and analysis of journalists on Twitter. The result is a cohesive compilation that offers the reader an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of digital developments in journalism and comparative journalism studies.
1. Introduction: Digital technology and journalism: an international comparative perspective.-?Part 1. The impact of digital technology on the practices, professionalism and cultures of professional journalism.-?2. The Invisible Hand of the Unaccountable Algorithm: How Google, Facebook and Other Tech Companies are Changing Journalism (David R Brake).-?3. News photography and the digital (r)evolution: Continuity and change in the practices, styles, norms, and values of photojournalism?(Marco Solaroli).-?4. UGC creators and use of their content by mainstream media (Glenda Cooper).-?5. Uncertainty, tabloidization, and the loss of prestige: New media innovations and journalism cultures in two newsl36