Humanitarian Journalists

Name: Humanitarian Journalists
Brand: Taylor & Francis > University of East Anglia

Taylor & Francis > University of East Anglia

Humanitarian JournalistsCovering Crises from a Boundary Zone\nAuthor(s): Martin Scott, Kate Wright, Mel Bunce\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032407678, 978-1032407678\nSynopsis\nThis book documents the unique reporting practices of humanitarian journalists an influential group of journalists defying conventional approaches to covering humanitarian crises.\n\nBased on a 5-year study, involving over 150 in-depth interviews, this book examines the political, economic and social forces that sustain and influence humanitarian journalists. The authors argue that by amplifying marginalised voices and providing critical, in-depth explanations of neglected crises these journalists show us that another kind of humanitarian journalism is possible. However, the authors also reveal the heavy price these reporters pay for deviating from conventional journalistic norms. Their peripheral position at the boundary zone betwee.