Rethinking Media Research for Changing Societies

Rethinking Media Research for Changing Societies
ISBN-10
1108881831
ISBN-13
9781108881838
Category
Political Science
Pages
233
Language
English
Published
2020-08-20
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Adrienne Russell, Matthew Powers

Description

This agenda-setting volume brings together leading scholars of media and public life to grapple with how media research can make sense of the massive changes rocking politics and the media world. Each author identifies a 'most pressing' question for scholars working at the intersection of journalism, politics, advocacy, and technology. The authors then suggest different research approaches designed to highlight real-world stakes and offer a path toward responsive, productive action. Chapters explore our 'datafied' lives, journalism's deep responsibilities and daunting challenges, media's inclusions (and non-inclusions), the riddle of digital engagement, and the obligations scholars must attempt to meet in an era of networked information. The result is a rich forum that addresses how media transformations carry serious implications for public life. Original, provocative, and generative, this book is international in its orientation and makes a compelling case for public scholarship.

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