Organizing Independence

In a world facing the danger of fake news and alternative facts, Elena Raviola's fascinating journey into the realm of contemporary media is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the fragile and subtle equilibrium between the quest for independence of the press and the need for economic resources for the production of reliable news. In other words, this most important book gives us the means to preserve, while it is still time, those professional and free media our democracy depends on. -- Franck Cochoy, Toulouse Jean Jaurs University, France and Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France Rich in facts, strong in ideas, deep in its critique a much needed, important book on the changing organization of journalism and its implications for society. -- Martin Kornberger, University of Edinburgh, UK In times of fake news and social media, it is important to know whom to trust. One of the best ways of learning that is through acquiring a direct insight into the workings of professional media, which is exactly what Elena Raviola offers her readers. Organizing Independence is a book for media scholars, for management and organization scholars, and for everybody who reads newspapers and listens to the news. -- Barbara Czarniawska, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Elena Raviola, Torsten and Wanja Sderberg Professor in Design Management, Academy of Art and Design and Director of Business and Design Lab, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Contents: 1. Is media independence under threat? 2. Around the Chinese Wall: Separating News and Money 3. Independence through expansion: Making news for profit 4. Entrepreneurial journalism and the dream of a new independence: Making money for the news 5. Reframing the new independence: Making money for news? 6. Compromising in the name of independence Index