Abstract
The New Mediators of Distant Cultures: Travel Journalists and their Role in a Transforming Media Environment
Proceedings of the Journalism in the 21st Century
Journalism in the 21st Century: Between Globalization and National Identity, 2009 (Melbourne, Australia, 16-Jul-2009–17-Jul-2009)
2009
Abstract
Journalism is undergoing substantial changes, with many media outlets reducing their foreign news reporting in order to cut costs in an increasingly competitive environment. At the same time, the concept of news itself has undergone somewhat of a transformation, with the rise of 'soft news' and lifestyle content challenging traditional news reporting. In particular, the genre of travel journalism is playing a growing role in mediating distant cultures. However, academic inquiry has so far neglected this field to a large degree. This paper addresses the gaps in existing knowledge, and presents preliminary findings of the first large-scale investigation of the production of travel journalism by examining Australian travel journalists' beliefs, values, attitudes, standards and role perceptions. Of particular concern will be journalists' perceptions of their role in reporting about other cultures, which is important in the context of the function travel journalism has in the 21st century
Details
- Title
- The New Mediators of Distant Cultures: Travel Journalists and their Role in a Transforming Media Environment
- Authors
- Folker Hanusch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the Journalism in the 21st Century
- Conference details
- Journalism in the 21st Century: Between Globalization and National Identity, 2009 (Melbourne, Australia, 16-Jul-2009–17-Jul-2009)
- Date published
- 2009
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449530202621
- Output Type
- Abstract
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