ABSTRACT
The Routledge Companion to Business Journalism provides a complete and critical survey of the field of business and economic journalism.
Beginning by exploring crucial questions of the moment, the volume goes on to address such topics as the history of the field; differentiation among business journalism outlets; issues and forces that shape news coverage; globalism; personal finance issues; and professional concerns for practicing business journalists. Critical perspectives are introduced, including: gender and diversity matters on the business news desk and in business news coverage; the quality of coverage, and its ideological impact and framework; the effect of the internet on coverage; differences in approaches around the world; ethical issues; and education among journalists. Contributions are drawn from around the world and include work by leading names in the industry, as well as accomplished and rising-star academics.
This book is an essential companion to advanced scholars and researchers of business and financial journalism as well as those with overlapping interests in communications, economics, and sociology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|77 pages
Hot Topics
chapter 2|14 pages
Shining a Light on Tax Avoidance
part II|92 pages
From Backwater to Front Page
chapter 10|12 pages
Siding against Labor in the Last Great American Union Town
part III|71 pages
Setting Themselves Apart
chapter 19|14 pages
Kiplinger's Changing Times
part IV|78 pages
The Political Economy of Business Journalism
chapter 27|8 pages
Following the Money, Not the Ball
part V|74 pages
Globally Speaking
chapter 33|9 pages
Missing the Big Picture
part VI|43 pages
Economics
part VII|21 pages
On the Move
chapter 39|8 pages
Going Academic
part VIII|16 pages
The Future