Cultural Journalism in the Digital Age (Routledge Research in Journalism)

Cultural Journalism in the Digital Age provides the first international, book length introduction to Western cultural journalism, a distinct type of professional journalism that has expanded and diversified significantly, particularly from the mid-20th century into the first decades of the 21st century.In response to cultural democratisation, globalisation and digitalisation, this book engages with a wide spectrum of issues - from culture understood narrowly as arts and popular culture to broader notions encompassing norms, values, and traditions.Drawing on media theoretical, historical, and sociological perspectives, as well as insights from cultural criticism and cultural sociology, the book offers an original examination of cultural journalism as an alternative to traditional hard news reporting, exploring how the field continues to provide a cultural lens on society, serve as a sociocultural ‘glue’, and set agendas for cultural reflection and debate.Structured around five main chap