Journalism as Activism

Journalism as ActivismDiscover 'Journalism as Activism', a groundbreaking analysis by Adrienne Russell that explores the intersection of digital journalism and grassroots activism in the modern age. In a rapidly evolving mediated digital era, this essential book highlights how communication dynamics are reshaping power structures across the globe. Russell meticulously examines the role of journalism as a site of power where social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook

Discover 'Journalism as Activism', a groundbreaking analysis by Adrienne Russell that explores the intersection of digital journalism and grassroots activism in the modern age. In a rapidly evolving mediated digital era, this essential book highlights how communication dynamics are reshaping power structures across the globe. Russell meticulously examines the role of journalism as a site of power where social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook serve as battlegrounds for ideas, movements, and social change. Covering pivotal movements such as the online civil liberties initiative, the Occupy movement, and the urgent climate change advocacy, this book provides insight into how journalists and activists collaborate to influence reporting and amplify voices. With its 200 pages, this comprehensive guide delves into the ways our access to digital tools and platforms modifies the narratives we consume and create. Perfect for students, educators, journalists, and activists alike, 'Journalism as Activism' is your key to understanding how to navigate and harness the power of digital media for social impact. Grab your copy to learn how you can engage with media practices that effect change today. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780745671277. Year: 2016. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK). Pages: 200.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745671277
Year: 2016
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 200


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In the mediated digital era, communication is changing fast and eating up ever greater shares of real-world power. Corporate battles and guerrilla wars are fought on Twitter. Facebook is the new Berlin, home to tinkers, tailors, spies and terrorist recruiters. We recognize the power shift instinctively but, in our attempts to understand it, we keep using conceptual and theoretical models that are not changing fast, that are barely changing at all, that are laid over from the past. Journalism remains one of the main sites of communication power, an expanded space where citizens, protesters, PR professionals, tech developers and hackers can directly shape the news. Adrienne Russell reports on media power from one of the most vibrant corners of the journalism field, the corner where journalists and activists from countries around the world cross digital streams and end up updating media practices and strategies. Russell demonstrates the way the relationship between digital journalism and digital activism has shaped coverage of the online civil liberties movement, the Occupy movement, and the climate change movement. Journalism as Activism explores the ways everyday meaning and the material realities of media power are tied to the communication tools and platforms we have access to, the architectures of digital space we navigate, and our ability to master and modify our media environments.