A Journalism Reader

by O'Malley; Tom

• ISBN13: 9780415141369
• ISBN10: 0415141362
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1997-10-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Journalism Readeris a comprehensive collection of essential writings on journalism history and practice from the eighteenth century to the present day. It brings together the work of journalists, philosophers, historians, newspaper owners, cultural theorists and specialists in public policy and industrial relations to provide a variety of perspectives on the history, status and craft of journalism. TheReadercombines new and original writing with previously published work and explores themes which affect journalists and their trade, such as crime, class, gender, regulation, ownership and industry relations.

Table of Contents

Preface

General Introduction

1800 - 1900 Introduction to Part One

Liberty Of The Press

Of The Liberty Of Thought And Discussion

Negotiating The 'Crisis' Around Masculinity: An Historical Analysis Of Discources Of Male Violence In The Western Mail 1896

The Future Of Journalism

Imperial Communications, Fleet Street And The Indian Empire c 1850s-1920s

1900 - 1945 Introduction To Part Two

A Contemporary Estimate Of The London Daily Press In The Early Twentieth Century

Journalism Old And New

The Manchester Guardian s First Hundred Years

The Psychology Of The Journalist

Women In Journalism

1945 - 1970 Introduction To Part Three

Labour And The 1947-9 Royal Commission On The Press

The Prevention Of Literature

What Kind Of Freedom?

Journalism: A Trade

Stop The Press I Want To Get On

1970 And After Introduction To Part Four

The Decline Of Investigative Journalism

The Local Rag In Tatters? The Decline Of Britain's Local Newspapers

Call That A Newspaper?

Looking In The Mirror : A Case Study Of Industrial Relations In A National Newspaper

Why We Are Here British Journalism Review

Faces For Spaces

Journalism Into The Twenty-First Century

Practise and Image 1970 - 2000 Introduction To Part Five

Farewell To Fleet Street

News And The Public Sphere: Towards A History Of Objectivity And Impartiality

The End Of Journalism? Changes In Workplace Practices In The Press And Broadacsting In The 1990s

Memoirs Are Made Of This: Journalists Memoirs In The United Kingdom, 1945-95

Chronology

Notes on Contributers

Index

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