Conference paper
Taking travel journalism seriously: suggestions for scientific inquiry into a neglected genre
Communication, Creativity and Global Citizenship: Refereed Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference, pp.623-636
Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference (ANZCA): Communication, Creativity and Global Citizenship, 2009 (Brisbane, Australia, 08-Jul-2009–10-Jul-2009)
Queensland University of Technology
2009
Abstract
The practice of travel journalism is still largely neglected as a field of inquiry for communication and journalism scholars, despite the fact that news media are increasingly focussing on softer news. Lifestyle sections of newspapers, for example, have been growing in size over the past few decades, and given corresponding cutbacks in international news reporting, particularly travel journalism is now playing a growing role in the representation of 'the Other'. While this need for research into the field has been identified before, very little actual investigation of travel journalism has been forthcoming. This paper reviews the current state of research by reviewing what studies have been conducted into the production, content and reception of travel journalism. It argues that while there does now exist a very small number of studies, these have often been conducted in isolation and with significant limitations, and much remains to be done to sufficiently explore this sub-field of journalism. By analysing what we do know about travel journalism, the paper suggests a number of possibilities in each area on how we can advance this knowledge. Above all, it contends that dated prejudices against the field have to be put to the side, and the practice of travel journalism needs to be taken seriously in order to do its growing importance justice.
Details
- Title
- Taking travel journalism seriously: suggestions for scientific inquiry into a neglected genre
- Authors
- Folker Hanusch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Contributors
- Terry Flew (Editor)
- Publication details
- Communication, Creativity and Global Citizenship: Refereed Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference, pp.623-636
- Conference details
- Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference (ANZCA): Communication, Creativity and Global Citizenship, 2009 (Brisbane, Australia, 08-Jul-2009–10-Jul-2009)
- Publisher
- Queensland University of Technology
- Date published
- 2009
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2009. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Australian License.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449630302621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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