The second edition of the Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies offers a collection of 54 essays addressing current issues and debates in the field of digital journalism studies, including two articles by Julius Reimer / Wiebke Loosen and Lisa Merten.
Journalism has experienced an unprecedented disruption and reconceptualization since the publication of the first edition of this companion. Questions about the role of journalism and journalists in society are pervasive, and changes in platforms, products, practices, and audiences are among the driving forces behind a new research agenda in the field.
The redesigned second edition addresses developments in technologies, data infrastructures, algorithms, and the companies behind these technologies, as well as the impact of these developments on the practice of digital journalism. It also addresses debates about the decline of public trust in journalism and the blurred boundaries between journalism and other forms of media and communication.
The chapters outline the need for digital media literacy in journalism and present new methodological approaches, including experimental, artistic and computational methods, as well as collaborative work.
Featuring 54 original essays by renowned scholars from around the world, this book showcases the rich diversity of work in digital journalism research, including:
- Julius Reimer / Wiebke Loosen: X journalism: A Concept and an Observational Tool for Tracing the Evolution of the Field
- Lisa Merten: Researching Information Exposure Using Computational Methods