Stop the Press: The Future of Journalism Is Not Post-Political

Authors

Pamela Hill Nettleton, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

19 p.

Publication Date

4-2015

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Source Publication

The Communication Review

Source ISSN

1071-4421

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1080/10714421.2015.1031997

Abstract

Discussions of the future of journalism center on new economic models, digital modes of distribution, and how to attract young audiences. But what of how future journalism might represent, describe, and critique issues of race, gender, class, and sexuality? And what of the race, gender, class, and sexuality of future journalists themselves? Issues of industry survival take center stage in debates about journalism’s future. Issues of integrity, wisdom, and increased levels of equity in coverage and employment have less success finding the spotlight. Concern over how to deliver news in the coming decades generally trumps debate about who might deliver it and the character of what might be delivered. The importance of political economy analyses of new journalism, coupled with keeping gender, race, and sexuality identities front and center, is emphasized.

Comments

Communication Review, Vol. 18, No. 2 (April-June 2015): 123-141. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Nettleton, Pamela Hill, "Stop the Press: The Future of Journalism Is Not Post-Political" (2015). College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications. 306.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/comm_fac/306