Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems

Product Description null Review A robust and breath-taking look at global journalism practices, this book showcases diverse views from more than 20 global media experts from 12 different countries unpacking pivotal issues snatched from today's headlines. Topics range from the refugee crisis, press freedom to journalism culture, and media ethics. Scholars and students alike benefit from this panorama rooted in the classical theories but fresh with new ideas and insights. Excellent as a textbook it belongs on every global news scholar's shelf.--B. William Silcock, Curator of the U.S. State Department's Hubert H. Humphrey Fulbright Fellowship program Global Journalism is an exceptional volume, offering both a broad scope and nuanced detail. It takes digitalization seriously and fundamentally revisits how to think about global journalism in the digital age. It promises to set the agenda for the field by highlighting key themes while also exploring overlooked but important topics.--Tim P. Vos, President, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Global Journalism is the textbook global communication scholars have been waiting for. Its truly global approach, clear-cut language, success placing complex processes into non-judgmental context, and seventeen well-chosen, comprehensive chapters makes it an ideal text for upper-level undergrads and grad students alike.--Robyn S. Goodman, professor emerita of Communication Studies, Alfred University, Alfred, New York It's widely acknowledged that finding journalism books that truly take an international focus has long been a remarkable challenge. Thanks to extensive and innovative dispatches masterfully put together by Daniela Dimitrova, this book is to become the go-to volume for anyone interested in theoretical, methodological and epistemological developments in international journalism or broadly, international communication. The editor has the world-leading, sought-after track-record to speak about these issues.--Bruce Mutsvairo, professor in Journalism, Auburn University In this era beset by misinformation, quality journalism has never been more important. Dimitrova and colleagues convincingly show that there is more than one definition of quality and more than one way to achieve it. This cosmopolitan compendium will open some eyes!--Rodney Benson, New York University It's not easy to capture the rich diversity of contexts in which journalism exists. This book does so brilliantly, providing an accessible, up-to-date and truly global analysis of the key questions and issues that confront journalism at a time of fundamental transformations. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of journalistic cultures and practices.--Folker Hanusch, editor-in-chief of Journalism Studies and co-editor of Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe, University of Vienna One of the key challenges for journalism research is to identify, map and articulate issues that cut across national boundaries while keeping our eye on local particulars. This book provides an essential roadmap for navigating such a truly global journalism studies.--Mark Deuze, author of Media Life and McQuail's Media and Mass Communication Theory, seventh edition, University of Amsterdam While conceptions of "global journalism" may be relatively new, journalism has long been globalising in its ambitions to forge communicative networks across national borders. This excellent volume disrupts Western, ethnocentric assumptions in media research, its impressive range of chapters affording important insights into questions of power, influence and social change recurrently denied the attention they deserve. Highly recommended for scholars, students and journalists alike.--Stuart Allan, professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Cardiff University This inspiring book takes the reader on a world tour of journalism practices, touching on theories an