Networked: A Contemporary History of News in Transition

Journalism,whathappened?Inthelastdecade,theindustryandtheprofessionhavebeenrockedtothecore.Newspapersasconsumerproductareasripeforcomicmockingandsatireasarethetechniquesofthejournalismprofession.Thecontemporarydeathandlifeofjournalismisthestoryofanhistoricculturaltransition.Wehavelivedthroughtheendofthemass–mediaeraandthebeginningofthenetworked–mediaera.Wetookinnewsonewayforacenturyandwesimplydon′tdoitlikethatanymore.Networked:AContemporaryHistoryofNewsinTransitionexaminesthismomentinjournalism,theconditionsthatbroughtitaboutandthecharacteristicsthathaveshapeditandwillshapeitsfuture.Incraftingthissophisticatedyetaccessiblestudy,new–mediascholarAdrienneRusselldrawsonpersonalinterviewswithjournalistsandanalystsatthecenteroftheshift,examinesinnovativeandrevealingdigitalnewsprojects,andunderlineslargerculturalchangesthatreflectthenewnewsreality.Networkedalsoexaminesemergentjournalismpracticesthatsuggesttheforcesatworkandthestakesinvolvedindevelopmentswehaveallexperiencedbut,caughtupintherushofchange,havehadlimitedperspectivetointerpret.