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Contemporary Journalism in the US and Germany
Revers, M.; Halperin, Rhoda H.
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Description for Contemporary Journalism in the US and Germany
Hardback. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 519.
This book challenges the idea that Western media systems are becoming more American in the digital age, arguing that journalistic cultures are not only significantly different from each other still but also variably open and resistant to change. Drawing upon extensive field research of political reporters and examination of discourses of journalistic professionalism as well institutional analysis, this book finds that occupational norms and values of journalism in the US are vigorously upheld but in fact relatively porous and malleable. In Germany, by contrast, professional boundaries are rather strong and resilient but treated matter-of-factly. Revers argues that this is both ... Read more
This book challenges the idea that Western media systems are becoming more American in the digital age, arguing that journalistic cultures are not only significantly different from each other still but also variably open and resistant to change. Drawing upon extensive field research of political reporters and examination of discourses of journalistic professionalism as well institutional analysis, this book finds that occupational norms and values of journalism in the US are vigorously upheld but in fact relatively porous and malleable. In Germany, by contrast, professional boundaries are rather strong and resilient but treated matter-of-factly. Revers argues that this is both ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Series
Cultural Sociology
Number of Pages
279
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137515360
SKU
V9781137515360
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About Revers, M.; Halperin, Rhoda H.
Matthias Revers is Senior Researcher and Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Frankfurt, Germany. His articles have been published in the Journal of Communication, Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism, and Media, Culture & Society.
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