ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to provide an in-depth overview of how changes in news work are transforming journalism more broadly by focusing on their effect on journalism cultures. It highlights three key processes which are important to consider when examining changes in journalism culture: social and cultural transformations, economic shifts, and technological developments. It argues that these larger processes are in turn affecting journalists' work practices and role perceptions as encapsulated in the term journalism culture. The economic shifts in news media have undoubted repercussions on journalism culture. Technological developments can also be seen to have generated some cultural shifts, such as the emergence of 'participatory' or 'digital' culture, which is leading to an enduring tension between professional control and open participation. The vast majority of studies on transformations in journalism have focused on the newspaper industry, and even different types of newspapers may be experiencing change in different ways.
