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What is Journalism?

The Art and Politics of a Rupture

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Authors:
  1. Chris Nash

    1. Monash University , Caulfield East, Australia

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  • Highly original in its aims and arguments - will deeply challenge the craft-based view of journalism that is widespread in the academy and profession

  • Wide-ranging in its intellectual scope, so will appeal to scholars and students from a broad range of backgrounds and interests

  • Radically opens up the field for research degree studies in journalism

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The Case for a Rupture

    • Chris Nash
    Pages 1-40

  3. Hans Haacke

    • Chris Nash
    Pages 41-77

  4. I.F. Stone

    • Chris Nash
    Pages 79-106

  5. Space, Geography and Journalism

    • Chris Nash
    Pages 107-136

  6. Time, History and Journalism

    • Chris Nash
    Pages 137-164

  7. News Sense, Sources, Sociology and Journalism

    • Chris Nash
    Pages 165-202

  8. Art and Journalism

    • Chris Nash
    Pages 203-224

  9. Accountability, Silences and Journalism

    • Chris Nash
    Pages 225-239

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 241-247
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About this book

This book argues that journalism should treat itself as an academic discipline on a par with history, geography and sociology, and as an art form in its own right. Time, space, social relations and imagination are intrinsic to journalism. Chris Nash takes the major flaws attributed to journalism by its critics—a crude empiricism driven by an un-reflexive ‘news sense’; a narrow focus on a de-contextualised, transient present; and a too intimate familiarity with powerful sources—and treats them as methodological challenges. Drawing on the conceptual frameworks of Pierre Bourdieu, David Harvey, Henri Lefebvre, Michel-Rolph Trouillot and Gaye Tuchman, he explores the ways in which rigorous journalism practice can be theorised to meet these challenges.  


The argument proceeds through detailed case studies of work by two leading iconoclasts—the artist Hans Haacke and the 20th century journalist I.F. Stone. This deeply provocative and original study concludes that the academic understanding of journalism is fifty years behind its practice, and that it is long past time for scholars and practitioners to think about journalism as a disciplinary research practice.


Drawing on an award-winning professional career and over three decades teaching journalism practice and theory, Chris Nash makes these ideas accessible to a broad readership among scholars, graduate students and thoughtful journalists looking for ways to expand the intellectual range of their work.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Monash University , Caulfield East, Australia

    Chris Nash

About the author

Chris Nash is the Founding Professor of Journalism at Monash University, Australia.  Before that, he was Director of the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism at the University of Technology, Sydney. He was a Walkley Award winning journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation working in radio and television, and directed the independent film documentary Philippines, my Philippines.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: What is Journalism?

  • Book Subtitle: The Art and Politics of a Rupture

  • Authors: Chris Nash

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-39934-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-39933-5Published: 05 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-39934-2Published: 21 September 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 247

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Journalism, Arts

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