A Handbook of Journalism: Media in the Information Age - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 935280628X ISBN 13: 9789352806287

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

Journalism as a discipline is becoming increasingly important today. It has to contend with new challenges such as the explosion of social media, heightened commercial competition in the mainstream media and the emergence of the media as a powerful actor in public policy and governance. The confluence of these factors calls for fresh thinking about the teaching and practice of journalism. 

A Handbook of Journalism: Media in the Information Age not only helps readers to understand today’s media environment but also prepares them to face the existing challenges. Distinguished editors, experts, academics and journalists join to examine these challenges from various angles, including some of the major contemporary trends, issues and processes in governance, institutions, administration and development, among others. The book fairly and objectively discusses a critical discipline that is at the crossroads.

About this title

About the Author:

V. Eshwar Anand was a senior Editor with an academic bent of mind. He did his BA (honours with distinction) from Rayagada Autonomous College, Odisha, and MA, MPhil and PhD in political science from Berhampur University with a fellowship from the American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad.

He held senior editorial positions in the Indian Express, Deccan Herald (both Bengaluru) and the Tribune (Chandigarh). Before joining the Indian Express in 1987 and as a research scholar, Dr Anand contributed Edit Page articles in the Statesman and Hindustan Times.

He was a specialist in public administration and constitutional law with primary focus on legislature, executive and judiciary. He also wrote on media laws, ethics and communication, integrity institutions, public policy and governance, electoral reforms and development administration.
He was associated with programmes organised by top institutions such as the Supreme Court of India, the Election Commission of India, the Central Information Commission, the Second Administrative Reforms Commission and prominent NGOs such as the Association for Democratic Reforms and the National Election Watch.

He was Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (SIMC), Symbiosis International University (SIU), Pune, where he taught editing and reporting, media laws and ethics, development journalism, democracy and political parties, integrity institutions, constitutional law and elections.

As Member, Academic Council, and Board of Studies, Faculty of Media, Communication and Design, SIU, he was closely associated with the curriculum design and development of the university’s postgraduate department of journalism and mass communication. He guided a good number of PhD research scholars registered with SIU. He was also Member, Board of Examinations, SIU.

He had contributed articles for national and international publications, presented papers, moderated discussions and presided over national and international conferences. He was nominated to the Advisory Council, World Education Congress, 2017.

He was Member, International Organising Committee and the Board of Editors of the International Conference on Nation-Building 2017: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Social, Economic and Political Development held in Bangkok, Thailand (28–30 May 2017). He also organised the First International Conference on Media and Communication at SIMC (6–8 October 2016).

Dr Anand was a recipient of the National Education Award (India’s Best Professor Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication) for 2015 and 2016, and the Best Paper Award (Reforms and Best Practices) Honorable Mention at the Tenth International Conference on Public Administration held at the School of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, in October 2014. He also received New Delhi’s India International Centre Award, the Olive I. Reddick (Senior) Prize and the Karpoor Chandra Kulish Award for Excellence in Print Journalism.

Review:

Journalism is reinventing itself today; more profoundly, all citizens in contemporary democracies need to rediscover the rationale for why journalism should be supported and funded. India as the world’s largest democracy is a hugely important site for such rethinking. This vital new book draws together a wide range of experts and thinkers to address the challenges of journalism in the digital age. I urge you to read it!
Author: Dr Nick Couldry, Source: Professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory, London School of Economics and Political Science

It will inspire young journalists with the sense of mission that goes withempowering readers with the facts needed for informed decisions. Its
emphasis on the Editor’s role maintaining standards is timely. Industry’srush to monetise every page, channel and digital feed is perilously shortsighted. Journalism’s currency, as the authors point out, rests on accuracy, deep reporting and a keen grasp of the storyteller’s art. Marketing
teams can’t supply that; the Editor does. Author: Dr Brian Patrick O’Donoghue, Source: Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA

It is a creative conversation between the practitioners and academia in journalism studies. Journalism teaching in India is obsessed with ‘training’ rather than a ‘studies’ orientation. Distinguished practitioners and academia rarely reflect on their experiences and introspect on their profession. Much has changed in journalism because of its nature, increasing competition and the rent-seeking behaviour. It would be an interesting book for students of journalism and communication studies.
Author: Dr Biswajit Das, Source: Director, Centre for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Media in the digital age is rapidly evolving, but many of the challenges that journalism faces are not very well understood by the wider public or
by media professionals themselves. Given the breadth of topics it seeks to address, this handbook will be a valuable addition to existing literature
on the subject. Author: Siddharth Varadarajan, Source: Founding Editor, The Wire, and former Editor, The Hindu

Any attempt at making sense of the proliferation of media in the digital era is welcome. Print still retains its primacy despite social media and other offshoots. Principles of good journalism remain the same: integrity and competence. Author: S. Nihal Singh, Source: former Editor, The Statesman and The Indian Express, and Distinguished Columnist

‘This vital new book draws together a wide range of experts and thinkers to address the challenges of journalism in the digital age. I urge you to read it!’
Author: Dr Nick Couldry,

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 935280628X
• ISBN 13: 9789352806287
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 380
• Editor: Anand V. Eshwar, Jayanthi K.