Entrepreneurial Journalism

Entrepreneurial journalism has emerged as a ‘hot topic’ for 21st century journalism, not just in the industry itself, but also in the academic community. This timely book seeks to make sense of the dramatic transformation of journalism, with a specific focus on what entrepreneurialism means for the world of journalism.

The volume brings together leading international scholars to examine critical topics including the ethics underpinning new funding models such as crowdfunding; best practices in entrepreneurial journalism education; the implications of the emergence of a start-up culture; and differing interpretations of what is understood by the term ‘entrepreneurialism’ in the field of journalism. The collection analyses and discusses the future of journalism from the perspective of entrepreneurial culture drawing on relevant case studies from the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Canada, and the United States. This book was originally published as a special issue of Journalism Practice.

Kevin Rafter is Professor of Political Communication at Dublin City University, Ireland. He has published widely on topics related to media and politics. His recent volumes include Political Advertising in the 2014 European Parliament Elections (with Christina Holtz-Bacha and Edoardo Novelli, 2017), and Media and Elections in Ireland since 1969 (forthcoming). He is a former political journalist with the Irish Times and RTÉ, the Irish public broadcaster.