Journalism and technological change : historical perspectives, contemporary trends / Martin Schreiber, Clemens Zimmermann (eds.). - 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

"This volume is based on a conference that took place on 22.-23. März 2013 at Villa Lessing in Saarbrücken, organized by the Chair of Cultural and Media History at Saarland University"--Preface (page 7).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This volume not only considers the implementation--the successes and failures--of new media technologies, but also the influence these technologies have had both on the practical demands and internal processes of media companies and on the professional roles, social positions, and self-perceptions of journalists. A thorough, interdisciplinary synthesis covering more than one hundred and fifty years of media in Europe and the United States"--From distributor's website. Technology, media, and journalism are closely related, both in the present time and from a historical perspective. Covering more than one hundred and fifty years of media in Europe and the United States, this book reveals a continuum of technological, social, and cultural developments across journalistic history.

College of Arts and Sciences

9783593501048 (hd. bd.) 359350104X (hd. bd.)

2014443148

GBB485547 bnb

1044548959 GyFmDB 016823305 Uk


Journalism--Technological innovations--Congresses.
Journalism--History--Congresses.
Online journalism--Congresses.

PN4784.T34 / J65 2014

070.43/J82