Constructive Journalism

Constructive Journalism
Author: Peter Bro
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2023-07-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1000982165

This book offers a deep and comprehensive overview of constructive journalism, setting out the guiding principles and practices for a journalism that aims to do more than simply inform about problems. In this authoritative yet concise volume, Peter Bro asks what does constructive journalism mean, what are the underlying principles, how is it practiced, and in what ways does it differ from other types of journalism? Drawing on studies of the rapidly growing number of works by both journalism practitioners and researchers, the book reaches beyond these questions to show how the notion of being constructive has been a part of journalism from the very beginning of the profession. This introduction to what constructive journalism is and was and what it can accomplish will guide new journalists; journalism, media, and mass communication students; and scholars working on journalistic theory and practice.

Journalistic Practice: Constructive Journalism

Journalistic Practice: Constructive Journalism
Author: Gabriele Hooffacker
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2022-01-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3658338431

Adolescents want media that report in an understandable way and show backgrounds and possible solutions. This book shows how the concept of constructive journalism helps with this and how it can be used in journalism training. This springer essential is a translation of the original German 1st edition essentials, Journalistische Praxis: Konstruktiver Journalismus by Gabriele Hooffacker, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.

From Mirrors to Movers

From Mirrors to Movers
Author: Cathrine Gyldensted
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2015-08-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781514777497

Journalists believe that they mirror the world. However, this book argues that journalism move the world. But, in which direction are they moving it? This book introduces the innovation of journalism through behavioral sciences like positive psychology, moral psychology and prospective psychology. Steve Jobs of Apple said that it´s the intersection of technology and liberal arts that makes our hearts sing. This book proposes that today's journalism can be improved by drawing ideas, new formats and methodologies from the intersection of journalism and behavioural sciences like positive and prospective psychology. You'll discover: - How to create engaging journalistic coverage, when you stop seeing the world through a victimizing lens. - How to win the World Press Photo Photo by taking photographs that portrays hope and meaning amidst war and chaos. - How to create loyal media customers by engaging and interacting with them. - How to boost interest and engagement by understanding the deep seated psychology underpinning every journalistic story. In the book you will learn from the Dutch media sensation De Correspondent, South Africa's Times Media Group, Huffington Post, The Guardian, Upworthy, New York Times contributors, a World Press Photo winner and Scandinavian Broadcasters. This book for media professionals, but also for anyone interested in positive psychology and in societal improvement by media coverage.

China's Media and Soft Power in Africa

China's Media and Soft Power in Africa
Author: X. Zhang
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2016-04-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137539674

This volume brings together scholars from different disciplines and nations to examine and assess the effectiveness of China's soft power initiatives in Africa. It throws light not only on China's engagement with Africa but also on how China's increasing influence is received in the African media.

Constructive News

Constructive News
Author: Ulrik Haagerup
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Journalism
ISBN: 9788771844504

"This revised second edition on constructive news challenges the traditional concepts and thinking of the news media. It shows the consequences media negativity has on the audience, public discourse, the press and democracy as a whole. The book also explores ways to change old news habits and provides hands-on guidelines on how to do so."--Page [4] of cover.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Journalism

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Journalism
Author: Gregory A. Borchard
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 1947
Release: 2022-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1544391161

Journalism permeates our lives and shapes our thoughts in ways that we have long taken for granted. Whether it is National Public Radio in the morning or the lead story on the Today show, the morning newspaper headlines, up-to-the-minute Internet news, grocery store tabloids, Time magazine in our mailbox, or the nightly news on television, journalism pervades our lives. The Encyclopedia of Journalism covers all significant dimensions of journalism, such as print, broadcast, and Internet journalism; U.S. and international perspectives; and history, technology, legal issues and court cases, ownership, and economics. The encyclopedia will consist of approximately 500 signed entries from scholars, experts, and journalists, under the direction of lead editor Gregory Borchard of University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Reporting Beyond the Problem

Reporting Beyond the Problem
Author: Carolyn Kitch
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2021-04-29
Genre: Journalism
ISBN: 9781433161964

This edited collection provides an in-depth examination of socially-responsible news reporting practices, such as constructive journalism, solutions journalism, and peace journalism.

Journalism and Reporting Synergistic Effects of Climate Change

Journalism and Reporting Synergistic Effects of Climate Change
Author: Robert E. Gutsche, Jr.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2024-04-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1040018890

This book examines how journalism functions among “synergistic effects” of climate change, such as compounded impact of severe weather, social and political responses to changing global warming, and the often-unfortunate results and impacts on our environments. The volume emerges as global communities attempt to address climate events already challenging for journalists to cover and the social and cultural outcomes associated with them. Chapters in this book bring together global scholars and media practitioners who highlight digital challenges in covering the complexities of environmental change, from climate deniers and facts to longstanding and new approaches to covering heat, disaster, safety, mis- and dis-information, and data. These chapters provide conceptual and practical solutions to issues journalists (and scholars) face amidst global contestation and global warming to better communicate in an increasingly digital age. Journalism and Reporting Synergistic Effects of Climate Change will be an invaluable resource for scholars, researchers and practitioners in journalism, mass communication, media studies, environmental communication, communication studies, and sociology. It was originally published as a special issue of Journalism Practice.

Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa

Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Carol Azungi Dralega
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2022-05-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030951006

This is an open access book which brings together leading scholars and critical discourses on political, economic, legal, technological, socio-cultural and systemic changes and continuities intersecting media and health crises in Sub-Saharan Africa. The volume extensively discusses COVID-19 but it also covers other epidemics, such as malaria, HIV/AIDS as well as “silent” health crises such as mental health---simmering across the subcontinent. The chapters fill knowledge gaps, highlight innovations, unpack the complexities surrounding the media ecosystem in times of health crises. They explore, among other issues, the politics of public health communication; infodemics; existential threats to media viability; draconian legislations; threats to journalists/journalism; COVID-related entrepreneurship, marginalization, and more. This is a timely resource for academics, advocacy groups, media practitioners and policy makers working on crises and media reporting, not just in Africa but anywhere in the global South.

Solutions Journalism

Solutions Journalism
Author: Bill Dodd
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2021-02-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1793618720

As audiences avoid negative news and public risk perceptions fracture across polarized media ecologies, journalists are being called upon to tell engaging and optimistic stories about the future. Consequently, solutions journalism has moved from the margins to the global mainstream, resulting in a plurality of new solutions-focused practices. Solutions Journalism: News at the Intersection of Hope, Leadership, and Expertise explores the professional dynamics and tensions concerning solutions journalism, clarifies these related practices and, in so doing, provides scholars and journalists with a nuanced appreciation of the opportunities and liabilities of reporting solutions. Drawing upon a year-long study of journalism in Tasmania, Bill Dodd develops a tripartite theory of solutions journalism at the intersection of three core concepts: hope, leadership, and expertise. In Australia’s lagging southernmost province, where development propositions have sparked global protest movements, ‘New Tasmania’ represented a newly optimistic spirit of bipartisanship. Yet, in this book, a close reading of solutions-focused discourse reveals deeper asymmetries regarding whose voices are routinely privileged in framing the future. On this basis, the book argues for a solutions journalism founded on a nuanced understanding of hope and a plurality of community leaders and practical expertise.