Description
| Product ID: | 9781032407678 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies |
| Title: | Humanitarian Journalists |
| Subtitle: | Covering Crises from a Boundary Zone |
| Authors: | Author: Kate Wright, Mel Bunce, Martin Scott |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Communication studies, Development studies, History, Media studies, Political campaigning and advertising, News media and journalism, Communication studies, Development studies, Humanities, Media studies, Political campaigning & advertising, Press & journalism |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book documents the unique reporting practices of humanitarian journalists - an influential group of journalists defying conventional approaches to covering humanitarian crises. It will interest students and scholars of journalism and communication studies, sociology, and humanitarian studies. This book documents the unique reporting practices of humanitarian journalists – an influential group of journalists defying conventional approaches to covering humanitarian crises. Based on a 5-year study, involving over 150 in-depth interviews, this book examines the political, economic and social forces that sustain and influence humanitarian journalists. The authors argue that – by amplifying marginalised voices and providing critical, in-depth explanations of neglected crises – these journalists show us that another kind of humanitarian journalism is possible. However, the authors also reveal the heavy price these reporters pay for deviating from conventional journalistic norms. Their peripheral position at the ‘boundary zone’ between the journalistic and humanitarian fields means that a humanitarian journalist’s job is often precarious – with direct implications for their work, especially as ‘watchdogs’ for the aid sector. As a result, they urgently need more support if they are to continue to do this work and promote more effective and accountable humanitarian action. A rigorous study of how unique professional practices can be produced at the ‘boundary zone’ between fields, this book will interest students and scholars of journalism and communication studies, sociology and humanitarian studies. It will also appeal to those interested in studies of news and media work as occupational identities. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-12-27 |
