Journalism After September 11 (Communication and Society) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415288002 ISBN 13: 9780415288002

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

The events of September 11 continue to resonate in powerful, yet sometimes unexpected ways. For many journalists, the crisis has decisively recast their sense of the world around them. Familiar notions of what it means to be a journalist, how best to practice journalism, and what the public can reasonably expect of journalists in the name of democracy, have been shaken to their foundations. Journalism After September 11 examines how the traumatic attacks of that day continue to transform the nature of journalism, particularly in the United States and Britain.

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About the Author

Barbie Zelizer is Chair of Communication at Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Covering the Body (1992), Remembering to Forget, and Visual Culture and the Holocaust (2001). Stuart Allan is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of West of England. He is the author of Theorizing Culture (1995), News Culture (1999) and editor of News, Gender and Power (1998).

Reviews

9/11 This timely and important book addresses several questions facing journalists and their profession in the wake of last year's tragedy: How do journalists fairly and accurately present the news in a climate of uncertainty and fear? What is the role of the press in a democratic society? How do journalists preserve their professional ethics while experiencing a traumatic event affecting them personally? The editors of this collection of scholarly and authoritative essays, academics Zelizer (Univ. of Pennsylvania; Visual Culture and the Holocaust) and Allan (Univ. of West of England; Theorizing Culture), have synthesized a thoughtful and engaging examination of the effects of 9/11 on the field of journalism. Its unique aim is to discuss the impact of the attack as a personal trauma and its current and future effects on journalism and reporting of the news. Contributors include scholars and media commentators from all over the world, with each essay including a list of references used. Highly recommended for academic libraries. Katherine E. Merrill, Rochester P.L., NY
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Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415288002
• ISBN 13: 9780415288002
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Zelizer Barbie, Allan Stuart