Through a synthesis of philosophical anthropology and media theory, this book examines the human relationship with technology, progressing from analogue to digital, to give a new perspective on journalism in the digital age.
Robert Hassan is Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Introduction
Chapter One: Technology and the Journalist
Chapter Two: What is analog, and why does it matter anymore?
Chapter Three: Communication in the digital age: truth and doubt
Chapter Four: Journalism as Narrative and Practice
Chapter Five: Digital Discontinuity: Writing, Narrative and the Fracturing of the Journalist's Story
Chapter Six: Some conclusions on analog, digital, journalism and truth
Index