Global journalism research : theories, methods, findings, future / edited by Martin Löffelholz and David Weaver ; with the assistance of Andreas Schwarz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM RESEARCH: Questioning national, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries: a call for global journalism research / David Weaver and Martin Löffelholz -- PART II: THEORIES OF JOURNALISM RESEARCH: Heterogeneous; multidimensional; competing: theoretical approaches to journalism: an overview / Martin Löffelholz -- Journalism in a globalizing world society: a societal approach to journalism research / Manfred Rühl -- Journalism as a human right: the cultural approach to journalism / John Hartley -- The structure of news production: the organizational approach to journalism research / Klaus-Dieter Altmeppen -- Factors behind journalists' professional behavior: a psychological approach to journalism research / Wolfgang Donsbach -- Journalism as a symbolic practice: the gender approach in journalism research / Gertrude J. Robinson -- PART III: METHODOLOGY AND METHODS OF JOURNALISM RESEARCH: Comparing journalism across cultural boundaries: state of the art, strategies, problems, and solutions / Thomas Hanitzsch -- Methods of journalism research: survey / David Weaver -- Methods of journalism research: content analysis / Christian Kolmer -- Methods of journalism research: observation / Thorsten Quandt --

PART IV: SELECTED PARADIGMS AND FINDINGS OF JOURNALISM RESEARCH: Journalism research in the United States: paradigm shift in a networked world / Jane B. Singer -- Journalism research in Germany: evolution and central research interests / Siegfried Weischenberg and Maja Malik -- Journalism research in the UK: from isolated efforts to an established discipline / Karin Wahl-Jorgensen and Bob Franklin -- South African journalism research: challenging paradigmatic schisms and finding a foothold in an era of globalization / Arnold S. de Beer -- Journalism research in greater China: its communities, approaches, and themes / Zhongdang Pan, Joseph M. Chan, and Ven-hwei Lo -- Journalism research in Mexico: historical development and research interests in the Latin American context / María Elena Hernández Ramirez and Andreas Schwarz -- PART V: THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM RESEARCH: Reconsidering "journalism" for journalism research / Ari Heinonen and Heikki Loustarinen -- Theories in globalized journalism / Stephen D. Reese -- Going beyond disciplinary boundaries in the future of journalism research / Barbie Zelizer -- Journalism education in an era of globalization / Mark Deuze -- PART VI: CONCLUSION: Global journalism research: summing up and looking ahead / David Weaver and Martin Löffelholz.

"Global Journalism Research offers a diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches for studying journalists and journalism around the world. It charts the opportunities and challenges facing journalism research in an increasingly global field. Brings together an elite team of contributors to create a comprehensive overview of journalism research and its different approaches, methods, and paradigms around the world Examines the impact of developments in journalism that have resulted in it becoming an international phenomenon with global networks, no longer able to operate solely within national or cultural borders Considers the theoretical frameworks necessary for journalists to embrace recent economic, political, and cultural changes - impacting on our basic definitions of journalism Explores the issue of the increasingly blurring line between entertainment and news, as well as the formerly clear division between journalism, public relations and business communication Draws on examples of journalism research from Asia, Africa, Western and Eastern Europe, and North and Latin America"--Publisher description.

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