Ulrika Olausson - Böcker

I en tid när informations- och medielandskapen genomgår omvälvande förändringar är frågor om journalistiken, dess historia, framtid och roll i samhället, viktigare än någonsin. Journalistiken har dessutom en särskild ställning både i och gentemot samhället genom att den speglar samhällsutvecklingen samtidigt som den är med om att forma den.I den här boken samlas och presenteras de viktigaste frågorna, teorierna och resultaten inom journalistikforskningen för en svensk publik. I 34 kapitel redogör ledande svenska forskare för journalistikens historia, ideal och produktionsvillkor, för olika genrers innehåll samt för journalistikens relation till samhället och till framtidens medielandskap. Varje kapitel tar upp de viktigaste teorierna samt svenska och internationella forskningsresultat på det aktuella området. I denna tredje upplaga har samtliga kapitel aktualiserats och två nyskrivna kapitel har tillkommit. Handbok i journalistikforskning vänder sig främst till studenter i journalistik och medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, men också till forskare och till yrkesverksamma inom olika medier – samt till alla som är intresserade av att förstå journalistikens villkor, innehåll och betydelse ur ett samhälleligt perspektiv.

Research on media coverage of climate change, as a particular subfield of environmental communication research, has proliferated over the past decade. This book sets out to consider what conclusions can be drawn in light of the existing body of work, what lessons can be learnt, what are the challenges to be met, and what are the directions to be taken in order to further develop media research on climate change. The mixture of articles in this volume serve well to illustrate the range of empirical, theoretical, and methodological approaches subsumed under the broad heading of "media studies on climate change." Some contributions focus on the past—how the subfield has developed and what we can learn from that—and some look toward the future. Either way, all the authors share the ambition to suggest important avenues of research, be they centered on media, context, applicability of results, or theoretical advancement. As such they make a valuable contribution to identifying important directions for future research on the role of the media in communicating climate change. This book was previously published as a special issue of Environmental Communication.

Research on media coverage of climate change, as a particular subfield of environmental communication research, has proliferated over the past decade. This book sets out to consider what conclusions can be drawn in light of the existing body of work, what lessons can be learnt, what are the challenges to be met, and what are the directions to be taken in order to further develop media research on climate change. The mixture of articles in this volume serve well to illustrate the range of empirical, theoretical, and methodological approaches subsumed under the broad heading of "media studies on climate change." Some contributions focus on the past—how the subfield has developed and what we can learn from that—and some look toward the future. Either way, all the authors share the ambition to suggest important avenues of research, be they centered on media, context, applicability of results, or theoretical advancement. As such they make a valuable contribution to identifying important directions for future research on the role of the media in communicating climate change. This book was previously published as a special issue of Environmental Communication.

A well-functioning communication is a prerequisite for achieving sustainability. But how could this be accomplished in a world plagued by grave sustainability crises, where polarization proliferates and adds to a profound experience of fear and separation? To answer this critical question, an integrated ethical system that acknowledges all life as one is needed.The Ethics of Sustainable Communication elegantly interweaves theoretical and empirical knowledge from the social sciences with wisdom traditions from various parts of the world. This includes the world’s great religions, the knowledge of indigenous peoples, and the transcendent understanding of reality that artists of diverse kinds have always expressed. On this solid ground, the book argues for the necessity of a significant shift in human consciousness to achieve lasting sustainability.The book develops a communication ethics that aims at facilitating a genuine experience of the interconnectedness of all life through the expansion of trust. In a pioneering, intelligent, and eye-opening argument, including practical examples and advice, it demonstrates how the experience of separation in fact is a delusion. Our systems of thought and language have simply fettered us in a world of opposites – duality. The ethics helps us to overcome this illusoryworld, and when duality is dissolved, deep sustainability – caring for people, the Earth, and every lifeform – comes as an entirely effortless result.