Journalistic Autonomy

The Genealogy of a Concept

Henrik Örnebring, Michael Karlsson

352 pages

Published: April 2022

ISBN: 9780826222541

Journalism in Perspective

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About This Book: Autonomy is foundational to journalism. But where does the idea of autonomy come from, and what is it that journalism should be autonomous from? This book presents the genealogy of the idea of journalistic autonomy from the seventeenth century to our contemporary digital age, where algorithms and platforms place new potential constraints on journalistic independence. Tracing how journalists have understood autonomy in relation to the state; to political interests; to the market; to sources; in the workplace; to the audience; and to technology, this book presents a comprehensive account of how journalism has come to terms with its many dependencies.
Authors and Editors: Henrik Örnebring is Professor of Media and Communication in the Department of Geography, Media, and Communication at Karlstad University, Sweden. Dr. Örnebring has published widely on journalism, media history, and new media in anthologies and scholarly journals and his most recent book is Newsworkers: Comparing Journalists in Six European Countries. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies.

Michael Karlsson is Professor of Media and Communication in the Department of Geography, Media and Communication at Karlstad University, Sweden. He has primarily published on issues pertaining to the digitalization of journalism. His is co-editor of Rethinking Research Methods in an Age of Digital Journalism. He is a Senior Editor of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies.