[ecrea] New Book: Journalism Across Cultures: An Introduction by Levi Obijiofor & Folker Hanusch

New Book

Journalism Across Cultures: An Introduction
Levi Obijiofor & Folker Hanusch
Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 9780230236103 - paperback
ISBN 9780230236097 - hardback

‘This book offers multiple perspectives on aspects of journalism 
production and consumption globally and demonstrates an understanding of 
the key challenges facing journalism in more traditional and emerging 
forms. The authors have been able to draw from their own experiences and 
multicultural backgrounds to present a compelling narrative – few other 
existing titles encompass the cultural dimensions featured in this 
volume.’ – Professor Michael Meadows, School of Humanities, Griffith 
University, Australia

Journalism Across Cultures examines the key issues that form the 
foundation of journalism practices around the world. It is unique in 
that it adopts a truly global approach to analysing journalism by paying 
attention to a multitude of cultural contexts in which journalism 
operates. By integrating major theoretical and practical approaches from 
across the globe, this insightful text analyses both contemporary and 
past media models and press theories to explore their philosophical 
foundations, origins and roles in various societies.

In this comprehensive account, Obijiofor and Hanusch explore how 
transformations in global journalism – driven by new communication 
technologies – have dramatically influenced journalistic practices, and 
they examine the various frameworks that inform models of journalism 
education and training across the world. In addition, this expansive 
study investigates the role of gender in journalism, foreign news 
reporting, the debate over the role of journalists in covering peace and 
conflict, as well as the growing commercialization of journalism.

Levi Obijiofor is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the School of 
Journalism and Communication, the University of Queensland, Australia. 
His research interests focus on foreign news reporting across cultures, 
the impact of new technologies on journalistic practices and journalism 
education. He teaches postgraduate and undergraduate courses in 
journalism and communication.

Folker Hanusch is a Senior Lecturer and Program Leader in Journalism at 
the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. His main research 
interests centre on comparative journalism studies, news representations 
of death and dying, as well as lifestyle journalism. He has published 
widely on these topics in a number of international journals.

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Dr Folker Hanusch
Senior Lecturer in Journalism
Program Leader Journalism
School of Communication
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
University of the Sunshine Coast
Maroochydore DC, Qld 4558
Australia

Tel: +61 (0) 7 5430 2852
Fax: +61 (0) 7 5430 2883
Email: (fhanusch /at/ usc.edu.au)
Web: 
http://www.usc.edu.au/University/AcademicFaculties/ArtsSocialSciences/Staff/038001.htm