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"Despite the looming crisis in journalism, a research-practice gap plagues the news industry. This volume seeks to change the research-practice gap, with timely scholarly research on the most pressing problems facing the news industry today translated for a non-specialist audience. Contribution...

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Corporate Author: Minnesota Journalism Center Workshop
Other Authors: Bélair-Gagnon, Valérie (Editor), Usher, Nik (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Series:Journalism and political communication unbound.
Subjects:
Journalism > Research.
Journalisme > Recherche.
Journalism.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.
Comparative Politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Diplomacy.
International Relations.
Journalism > Research
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Series
  • Journalism Research That Matters
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • Introduction: Improving Journalism with Academic Research
  • Part 1
  • 1. Recovering the Midwestern Ethos of Journalism Research
  • 2. Groundwork for the Public: How Grey Literature Is Shaping What We Know about Local News
  • 3. Advocating for Journalism Studies' Impact on Policymaking
  • 4. Sharing Research Amidst the Cat Videos and Clickbait: You'll Never Believe What Happens Next
  • 5. Critiquing Ethnocentrism and Hierarchy in International Journalism: Critical Research for More Equitable Practice
  • Part 2
  • 6. Why News Literacy Matters
  • 7. News Consumers (and Non-​Consumers): A News Repertoire Approach to Understanding Audiences in a High-​Choice Media Environment
  • 8. Understanding Collaborative Journalism with Digital Trace Data and Crowdsourced Databases
  • 9. The Business of Digital News: Understanding the Cross-​Functional Orchestra
  • 10. The Business of Journalism and Studying the Journalism Business
  • Part 3
  • 11. Rebuilding Trust through Journalism Education: Teaching Multimedia Reporting with Local Communities
  • 12. What Is Data Literacy? And Why Should We Count on It Changing the News?
  • 13. Engaging the Academy: Confronting Eurocentrism in Journalism Studies
  • 14. Beyond Ferguson: Re-​Examining Press Coverage of Protests of Police Brutality
  • Part 4
  • 15. How Academics Can Work with Journalists (Hint: They Already Have)
  • 16. Would We Do It Again? Opportunities in Journalism and Academic Collaboration
  • 17. What Journalism Researchers Should Be Doing
  • Conclusion: Betrothed or Belligerent-What Type of Engagement Do We Need?
  • Bibliography
  • Index.