Journalism Studies

Dr Andrew Calcutt is Principal Lecturer in Journalism at the University of East London, where he leads master’s courses in Journalism and Magazines. He is vice-chair of the London East Research Institute and editor of Proof: reading journalism and society www.proof-reading.org. Previous publications include White Noise: an A-Z of contradictions in cyberculture (1999) and Arrested Development: pop culture and the erosion of adulthood (1998).Dr Philip Hammond is Reader in Media & Communications at London South Bank University. He is the author of Media, War and Postmodernity (2007) and Framing Post-Cold War Conflicts (2007), and is co-editor, with Edward Herman, of Degraded Capability: The Media and the Kosovo Crisis (2000).

'In a period of upheaval and change for journalism, this is a timely examination of the role and relevance of journalism studies in the academy. Scholarly and knowledgeable, while engaging in its arguments and accessibly written, Calcutt and Hammond have delivered an original and important book, which will be of value to all those who study journalism in the academy.' - Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology, Australia 'This is a highly original examination of a range of important issues in journalism.' - Richard Lance Keeble, University of Lincoln, UK

• Selected Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction: Journalism in Question Part I: Ownership Chapter 1. Ownership and the News Industry Chapter 2. Media and Mediating Activity Part II: Objectivity Chapter 3. The Rise and Fall of Objectivity Chapter 4. The Future of Objectivity Part III: The Public Chapter 5. The Fragmenting Public Conclusion: Journalism and Journalism Studies Notes References Index