From Theory to Practice is the first scholarly look at the possibilities and challenges of impartial and objective journalism in our digitized media world. This volume brings together contributions from editors at premiere news outlets like Reuters and the BBC to discuss how to assess, measure and apply impartiality in news and current affairs in a world where the impact of digital technologies is constantly changing how news is covered, presented and received. In this changing media environment, impartial journalism is as crucial as it ever was in traditional media, and this book offers an essential analysis of how to navigate a media milieu in which technology has sharply reduced the gatekeeping role news gatherers and producers used to have in controlling content flow to audiences.
Table of Content
Introduction: The theory and practice of impartiality in news and current affairs Leon Barkho
Part I: Theories
Chapter 1: How mainstream media can learn from philosophical deliberations of impartiality, Leon Barkho
Chapter 2: Assessing, measuring and applying ‘public value tests’ beyond new media: Interpreting impartiality and plurality in debates about journalism standards, Stephen Cushion
Part II: Applications
Chapter 3: PSYOPS or journalism? Norwegian information warfare in Afghanistan, Rune Ottosen
Chapter 4: A strategic ritual for all?, Morten Skovsgaard
Chapter 5: Web hate in social and mainstream media: ‘Why Anders Behring Breivik is (not) a hero’, Eva Kingsepp
Chapter 6: Connecting the DOT: A protocol for the practice and perception of journalism, Miles Maguire
Chapter 7: A guilty terrorist suspect? On membership categorization and presuppositions in news texts, Gitte Gravengaard
Chapter 8: Impartiality and autonomy: Preconditions for journalism in weak states, Jöran Hök
Chapter 9: Towards a pragmatic view of impartiality, Leon Barkho
Part III: Practicalities
Chapter 10: Issues of impartiality in news and current affairs – some practical considerations, Kevin Marsh
Chapter 11: What are the new rules for reporting, sourcing, verifying, editing and publishing a social media world?, Eric Auchard
About the author
Leon Barkho is professor of media and communication sciences at the University of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates. He holds an M.Sc. in applied linguistics and a Ph.D. in media and communication science. Previously, he held positions at Reuters News Agency as bureau chief and the Associated Press as staff writer. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies. He has written numerous papers on discourse analysis, language, impartiality, translation and media and communication studies. Barkho is the author of News from the BBC, CNN and Aljazeera (Hampton Press, 2010) and editor of From Theory to Practice: How to Assess and Apply Impartiality in News and Current Affairs (Intellect, 2013) and Towards a Praxis-Based Media and Journalism Research (Intellect, 2017). His most recent book A Critique of Arab Media Discourse (2020) was published in Arabic by Arab Scientific Publishers Inc.
Contact: College of Communication, University of Sharjah, W7–118, Sharjah, UAE.
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