{"product_id":"9781032701622-why-journalism-a-polemic","title":"Why Journalism? A Polemic","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new book from Toby Miller engages with journalism from within the cultural studies tradition, addressing fundamental claims for the profession and its biggest contemporary challenges: critiques, objectivity, and insecurity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new book from Toby Miller engages with journalism from within the cultural studies tradition, addressing fundamental claims for the profession and its biggest contemporary challenges: critiques, objectivity, and insecurity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Journalism? A Polemic \u003c\/i\u003econsiders four key aspects of contemporary journalism in terms of theoretical relevance and historic tasks that are not usually considered in parallel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCitizenship: political, economic, and cultural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvironment: the climate crisis and reporters’ material impact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSports: the importance of the popular; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnology: its former, current, and future significance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith examples drawn from Latin America, Spain, and France as well as the US and Britain, the query animating these investigations returns again and again, implicitly and explicitly: why journalism? Miller argues for an answer to that dilemma that will involve a fundamental shift in how reporters, proprietors, professors, students, and states view the profession. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is essential reading for scholars and students of media and cultural studies as well as journalism studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41548642648161,"sku":"9781032701622","price":44.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29615725.jpg?v=1760340315","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032701622-why-journalism-a-polemic","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}