Slow Journalism - 9781138602175

Name: Slow Journalism - 9781138602175
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Slow JournalismAuthor(s): Megan Le Masurier\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138602175, 978-1138602175\nSynopsis\nSlow Journalism has emerged in recent years to enact a critique of the limitations and dangers of the speed of much mainstream contemporary journalistic practice. There have been types of journalism produced and consumed slowly for centuries, of course. What is new is the context of hyper-acceleration and over-production of journalism, where quality has suffered, ethics are compromised and user attention has eroded. Many have been asking if there is another way to practice journalism. The emergence of Slow Journalism suggests that there is.\n\nMany international scholars and practitioners have been thinking critically about the problems wrought by speed, and are utilising the concept of \""slow\"" to describe a new way of thinking about and producing journalism. This edited collection offers theoretical.