Journalism in Crisis: Bridging Theory and Practice for Democratic Media Strategies in Canada
© 2016
Journalism in Crisis addresses the concerns of scholars, activists, and journalists committed to Canadian journalism as a democratic institution and as a set of democratic practices. The authors look within Canada and abroad for solutions for balancing the Canadian media ecology.
Public policies have been central to the creation and shaping of Canada’s media system and, rather than wait for new technologies or economic models, the contributors offer concrete recommendations for how public policies can foster journalism that can support democratic life in twenty-first century Canada. Their work, which includes new theoretical perspectives and valuable discussions of journalism practices in public, private, and community media, should be read by professional and citizen journalists, academics, media activists, policy makers and media audiences concerned about the future of democratic journalism in Canada.
Product Details
- World Rights
- Page Count: 360 pages
- Illustrations: 2
- Dimensions: 6.0in x 0.9in x 9.0in
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Reviews
"Journalism in Crisis represents a major contribution to the field of journalism. Its approach, which uses the analogy of an ‘out of balance ecosystem’ to describe media in Canada, is a salient way to reconceptualize the landscape in order to prescribe a coherent, interesting, novel, and important set of new methods and possibilities."
Mary Lynn Young, Graduate School of Journalism, University of British Columbia -
Author Information
Mike Gasher is a former journalist and professor in the Department of Journalism and director of the Centre for Broadcasting and Journalism Studies at Concordia University.
Colette Brin is a professor in the Département d’information et de communication and director of the Centre d’études sur les médias at Laval University.
Christine Crowther is a Ph.D. candidate at McGill University. She worked as a journalist with the CBC for fifteen years at the regional, national, and international levels.
Gretchen King is a Ph.D. candidate at McGill University. She was news director at Montreal’s community radio station CKUT 90.3FM for ten years.
Errol Salamon is Ph.D. candidate in communication at McGill University and former member of the Community News Collective of CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal.
Simon Thibault is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université de Montréal. -
Table of contents
Foreword: Journalism: Where to From Here?
Marc Raboy and Florian SauvageauIntroduction: Whose Crisis? Journalism is Not Just for Journalists and Policy is Not Just for Wonks
Christine Crowther, Simon Thibault, Errol Salamon and Gretchen KingSection I: New Thinking About Journalism
Chapter 1: Who Needs Objectivity? Journalism in Crisis, Journalism for Crisis
Pinar Gurleyen and Robert A. HackettChapter 2: Critical Theory and Acts of Journalism: Expanding the Implied Audience
Greg NielsenSection II: New Journalism Policies
Chapter 3: Media Policy Reform as a Foundation for Better Journalism
David Skinner, Kathleen Cross and Robert A. HackettChapter 4: Public-Community Partnerships to Improve Local Media in Canada
Karen Wirsig and Catherine EdwardsChapter 5: Understanding Canadian Local News Ecosystems: An International Comparative Approach
Christopher AliChapter 6: Enabling Future Journalisms: Policy Challenges and Advocacy Initiatives in the Digital Age
Arne HintzSection III: New Journalism Practices
Chapter 7: Rendering the Post-Integration Newsroom Right Side Up
Chantal FrancoeurChapter 8: The Tweets that Bind Us: A G20 Case Study
Sneha KulkarniChapter 9: Groundwire: Growing Community News Journalism in Canada
Gretchen King, Chris Albinati, Anabel Khoo, Candace Mooers and Jacky Tuinstra HarrisonChapter 10: Journalism on the Ground in Rural Ontario
Robert Washburn and Vincent RaynauldChapter 11: Aboriginal Media in Australia and Canada and the Implications for Journalism Practice
Michael MeadowsConclusion: Strategies Forward: A Future for Journalism in Canada
Errol Salamon, Gretchen King, Christine Crowther and Simon Thibault
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Subjects and Courses
communication and cultural studies \ communication theory
communication and cultural studies \ media studies
communication and cultural studies \ technology and society
communication and cultural studies
political science \ canadian politics \ public policy and administration
political science \ canadian politics
political science