Conboy, M. (2017) Journalism and the Democratic Market Society: Decline and fall? Journalism Studies, 18 (10). pp. 1263-1276. ISSN 1461-670X
Abstract
This paper argues for the continuing relevance of Michael Schudson’s historical approach to journalism. It probes links with Schudson’s insistence on the centrality of the cultural contexts of journalism’s reception, which allow us to appreciate the ways in which his work has prompted historicizations of journalism to move from mere chronology into areas rich for interdisciplinary investigation, such as the economic underpinnings of news, the relationship of journalism to democracy, assessments of the sedimentation of journalistic styles and even discursive analysis. Such studies are increasingly important in their capacity to assess the performance of journalism from the perspective of textual evidence and thus challenge many outdated or unrepresentative idealizations that may lie at the heart of journalism’s contemporary plight.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journalism Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2017 11:36 |
Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2023 15:26 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/1461670X.2017.1336935 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:119328 |