Cultural Journalism and Cultural Critique in the Media

Taylor & Francis

Cultural Journalism and Cultural Critique in the MediaAuthor(s): Nete Kristensen, Unni From\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138234024, 978-1138234024\nSynopsis\nThis book addresses a topic in journalism studies that has gained increasing scholarly attention since the mid-2000s: the coverage and evaluation of arts and culture, or what we term cultural journalism and cultural critique. The book highlights three approaches to this emerging research field: (1) the constant challenge of demarcating what constitutes the cultural in cultural journalism and cultural critique, and the interlinks of cultural journalism and cultural critique; (2) the dialectic of globalizations cultural homogenization and the specificity of local/national cultures; and (3) the need to rethink, perhaps even redefine, cultural journalism and cultural critique in view of the digital media landscape. \n\nCultural journalism is used as an umbre.