[Commlist] New book announcement: Routledge Companion to Media and Poverty

*Book Title:*/Routledge Companion to Media and Poverty/

*Publisher:*Routledge

https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Media-and-Poverty/Borden/p/book/9780367260729

*Date of Publication:*July 20, 2021

*20% Discount Code: *FLR40 (apply at checkout)

*Publisher’s Description *

Comprehensive and interdisciplinary, this collection explores the 
complex, and often problematic, ways in which the news media shapes 
perceptions of poverty.

Editor Sandra L. Borden and a diverse collection of scholars and 
journalists question exactly how the news media can reinforce (or 
undermine) poverty and privilege. This book is divided into five parts 
that examine philosophical principles for reporting on poverty, the 
history and nature of poverty coverage, problematic representations of 
people experiencing poverty, poverty coverage as part of reporting on 
public policy and positive possibilities for poverty coverage. Each 
section provides an introduction to the topic, as well as a broad 
selection of essays illuminating key issues and a Q&A with a relevant 
journalist. Topics covered include news coverage of corporate 
philanthropy, structural bias in reporting, representations of the 
working poor, the moral demands of vulnerability and agency, community 
empowerment and citizen media. The book’s broad focus considers media 
and poverty at both the local and global levels with contributors from 
16 countries.

This is an ideal reference for students and scholars of media, 
communication and journalism who are studying topics involving the media 
and social justice, as well as journalists, activists and policy makers 
working in these areas.

*Table of Contents *


1.Principles:**Ethical Frameworks for Covering Poverty**

2.   Poverty: Socioeconomic Need and Its Causes in the News**

3. /“Poor”: /News Representations of People Experiencing Poverty

4.   Policy: Indirect Coverage of Poverty as Part of Watchdog Journalism

5.   Positives:Promising Practices for Better Poverty Coverage

*About the Editor*

Sandra L. Borden**is a professor in the School of Communication at 
Western Michigan University, where she also directs the Center for the 
Study of Ethics in Society. Her work has been published in several 
scholarly books and journals, including /The Handbook of Mass Media 
Ethics/, the /Journal of Media Ethics/, /Journalism: Theory, Practice & 
Criticism/, and /Communication Theory/. Her other books are /Journalism 
as Practice: MacIntyre, Virtue Ethics and the Press,/ /Ethics and 
Entertainment: Essays on Media Culture and Media Morality/ (co-edited 
with Howard Good, 2010) and /Making Hard Choices in Journalism Ethics/ 
(with David Boeyink, 2010), and /Ethics and Error in Medicine/ 
(co-edited with Fritz Allhoff, 2020).
**

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