[ecrea] New book: The Future of 24-Hour News: New Directions, New Challenges

New book, edited by Stephen Cushion and Richard Sambrook:



The Future of 24-Hour News : New Directions, New Challenges


Edited by Dr. Stephen Cushion and Richard Sambrook

http://www.bookdepository.com/The-Future-of-24-Hour-News-Dr-Stephen-Cushion-Richard-Sambrook/9781433130465?ref=grid-view



Over the last 30 years 24-hour television news channels have reshaped 
the practice and culture of journalism. But the arrival of new content 
and social media platforms over recent years has challenged their power 
and authority, with fast-changing technologies accelerating the speed of 
news delivery and reshaping audience behaviour. Following on from The 
Rise of 24-Hour News Television: Global Perspectives (Cushion and Lewis, 
2010), this volume explores new challenges and pressures facing 
television news channels, and considers the future of 24-hour news. 
Featuring a wide range of industry and academic perspectives, including 
the heads of some of the major international news channels (BBC Global 
News, Al Jazeera and Sky News, among others) as well as leading 
academics from around the world, contributors reflect on how well 
rolling television news is reinventing itself for digital platforms and 
the rapidly changing expectations of audiences. Overall, the 24 chapters 
in this volume deliver fresh insights into how 24-hour news channels 
have redefined rolling news journalism - or potentially could do - in 
order to remain relevant and effective in supplying continuous news for 
21st-century audiences.

Advanced reviews


"The future of news is vital to our society, and this is a rewarding and 
exhilarating journey through contemporary television journalism and its 
digital challenges. I enjoyed the range of views and the provocations 
alongside the facts, and this book will leave you vastly better informed 
about a debate that matters." (Roger Mosey, Master of Selwyn College, 
Cambridge and Former Head of BBC Television News)

"Cushion and Sambrook have assembled a terrific and timely set of 
contributions about the phenomenon of 24-hour news. The thematic, global 
breadth of the book is remarkable. The impressive list of authors 
includes leading journalists, editors and scholars from around the 
world. Collectively, the chapters offer a sweeping yet nuanced view of 
the origins of 24-hour news and current trends that have unsettled the 
old order. Anyone interested in contemporary news industries and 
journalistic practices should keep a copy of this book handy." (Silvio 
R. Waisbord, Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs, George 
Washington University)

"An outstanding collection of essays on a much neglected area of 
journalism, which combines some of the most experienced practitioners in 
international television with some of the most eminent scholars. Highly 
readable, very informative and superbly organized, this book is 
essential reading for anyone interested in global media, journalism or 
politics." (Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications at the 
University of Westminster)

"While 24-hour TV news channels have been a fixture for decades, the 
rise of networked, digital technologies raises questions over whether 
they are in their twilight years or facing a new dawn. This edited 
volume brings together an impressive breadth of academic and 
professional perspectives to offer international insights on the 
purpose, prospects and possibilities for 24-hour news in an age of 
real-time social media. It's a must-read for anyone looking to 
understand the future direction of rolling news." (Alfred Hermida, 
Director and Associate Professor, School of Journalism, University of 
British Columbia)



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