Taking a contextual and historical approach, Journalism, Technology and Cultural Practice provides an accessible introduction to the various stages of journalism's adoption and exploitation of technology from print to digital.
Martin Conboy is Emeritus Professor of Journalism History at the University of Sheffield. Published widely in journals and edited volumes, most notably, he has produced eight single-authored books on the language, culture and history of journalism.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter One Print and journalism: the contexts of technology
Chapter Two: Journalism: industrial capitalism and civic claims
Chapter Three: The recurring issue of the image in news
Chapter Four: Radio journalism: The power of the voice
Chapter Five: Television journalism: entertainment and authority
Chapter Six: Print's gestation: between broadcasting and the digital
Chapter Seven: Profit and control in the digital era
Chapter Eight: Consumption and contribution in the digital era