This book explores the role of international news agencies and investigates whether they have been able to adapt to the contemporary media landscape following the disruption wrought by fake news, social media and an increasingly polarised public discourse.

Stephen Jukes is Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Media & Communication at Bournemouth University. He worked in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas as a foreign correspondent, regional editor and Global Head of News at the international news agency Reuters before moving into the academic world in 2005. His research focuses on areas of objectivity and emotion in news with an emphasis on conflict journalism and trauma. He is a trustee of the Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma in Europe and of the Institute for War & Peace Reporting.

Introduction - News agencies - a world unto themselves 1. From carrier pigeons to social media 2. Weathering the storm - can more than 150 years of tradition save the news agencies? 3. Back to the future - social media, fact-checking and plain vanilla journalism 4. Collaborative networks, community and state actors Conclusion - News agencies - rooted in the past and looking to the future