ABSTRACT
This edited collection examines critical incidents journalists have faced across different media contexts, exploring how journalists and other key actors negotiate various aspects of their work.
Ranging from the Rwandan genocide to the News of the World hacking scandal in the UK, this book defines a critical incident as an event that has led journalists to reconsider their routines, roles, and rules. Combining theoretical and practical analysis, the contributors offer a discussion of the key events that journalists cover, such as political turmoil or natural disasters, as well as events that directly involve and affect journalists. Featuring case studies from countries including Australia, Germany, Brazil, Kenya, and the Philippines, the book explores the discourses that critical events have generated, how journalists and other stakeholders have responded to them, and how they have reshaped (or are reshaping) journalistic norms and practices. The book also proposes a roadmap for studying such pivotal moments in journalism.
This one-of-a-kind collection is a valuable resource for students and scholars across journalism studies disciplines, from journalism history, to sociology of news, to digital journalism and political communication.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|30 pages
Conceptualizing Critical Incidents
part Section II|84 pages
Characteristics of Journalistic Work
chapter 2.2|14 pages
The Voices of Aleppo
chapter 2.3|14 pages
Reporting When the Current Media System is at Stake
chapter 2.4|14 pages
“You Can’t Run Away from the Truth”
chapter 2.5|10 pages
Mexico’s 2006 Drug War and Its Impacts on Newsroom Practices
chapter 2.7|8 pages
False Accusations in a School
part Section III|63 pages
Communities Engaging in Interpretation
chapter 3.1|10 pages
Critical Incidents and Auto-Analysis
chapter 3.3|14 pages
United in Protest
chapter 3.5|12 pages
Lives and Livestreaming
part Section IV|71 pages
Consequences of Critical Incidents