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.

About this title

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).

Review

FIRST EDITION:

'Media critics will appreciate this book, which examines how 9/11 has reshaped modern journalism.' - Bookmagazine.com

'Media Studies is good for you. This collection of essays comes mainly from academics but nobody should bridle at theorists lecturing practitioners. They properly challenge the way September 11th was reported - in a way that's both an endorsement of the role of the media and a wake-up call on its failures . . . anyone interested in our trade should read it.' - Roger Mosey, Ariel

'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 the reporting of the news. . . highly recommended.' - Library Journal

' ... the book serves as a useful platform from which to launch future analysis of a tragedy that - even critics of imperialistic American foreign policy would admit - changed the world a great deal.' - Discourse and Society

'This is not a book just for journalists but for everyone concerned about democracy, freedom of speech and our future. Distinguished contributors from all over the English-speaking world tackle the crucial question: what did the media's reaction to 11 September tell us about modern media itself? All the ideological assumptions-voluntary censorship, market logic, journalistic patriotism, big corporation dominance - are dissected and those that do not stand up are ruthlessly buried. Is this important? Of course it is. As Victor Navasky reminds us in his introduction: it is based largely on journalism that a nation makes up its mind.' - Phillip Knightley, author of The First Casualty

'The best critique yet of how the media responded to September 11 2001. An eclectic group of seasoned media operatives offer real insight into the challenges, compromises, successes and failures of the coverage that flowed from the attack on the Twin Towers in New York.' - Jon Snow, Channel 4 News

Edition details

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