ABSTRACT

Entrepreneurial journalism has emerged as a ‘hot topic’ for 21st century journalism, not just in the industry itself, but also in the academic community. This timely book seeks to make sense of the dramatic transformation of journalism, with a specific focus on what entrepreneurialism means for the world of journalism.

The volume brings together leading international scholars to examine critical topics including the ethics underpinning new funding models such as crowdfunding; best practices in entrepreneurial journalism education; the implications of the emergence of a start-up culture; and differing interpretations of what is understood by the term ‘entrepreneurialism’ in the field of journalism. The collection analyses and discusses the future of journalism from the perspective of entrepreneurial culture drawing on relevant case studies from the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Canada, and the United States. This book was originally published as a special issue of Journalism Practice.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

Understanding where entrepreneurial journalism fits in

chapter |17 pages

Media Discourse About Entrepreneurial Journalism

Implications for journalistic capital

chapter |18 pages

Ideology as Resource in Entrepreneurial Journalism

The French online news startup Mediapart

chapter |18 pages

Entrepreneurialism or Cooperativism?

An exploration of cooperative journalistic enterprises

chapter |20 pages

Accountability and Transparency of Entrepreneurial Journalism

Unresolved ethical issues in crowdfunded journalism projects

chapter |16 pages

“It’s Like Having a Second Full-Time Job”

Crowdfunding, journalism and labour