{"product_id":"why-journalism-a-polemic-9781032701646","title":"Why Journalism? a Polemic","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Toby Miller\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Media Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\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\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCitizenship: political, economic, and cultural\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnvironment: the climate crisis and reporters' material impact\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSports: the importance of the popular; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechnology: its former, current, and future significance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\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\u003cp\u003eThis is essential reading for scholars and students of media and cultural studies as well as journalism studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45243058684055,"sku":"9781032701646","price":12150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781032701646.webp?v=1769233695","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/why-journalism-a-polemic-9781032701646","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}