About This Collection
From the earliest communication methods to the digital age, journalism has evolved significantly while maintaining its core principles. World Events and the Media documents the challenges, and transformative shifts within the profession as it strives to uphold the key principles of accuracy, independence, and fairness. This collection is a scholarly resource that explores various practices in journalism: from investigative journalism to crisis and war reporting, to the impact of technological advancements on the media. This multimedia resource covers approaches to journalism that draw upon first-hand accounts, memoirs, historical accounts, videos and archival records.
The collection serves scholars in:
Media Studies / History / Sociology / Global and Cultural Studies / Gender Studies / Political Science
The collection launched at 40% in September 2024, and aims to close with 100% content over the next year.
World Events and the Media is organized around more than thirty events and areas, representing a variety of time periods, regions, and topics.
Beyond the Featured Events, other events and areas include:
Conflict Reporting: From World Wars to the Korean and Vietnam War, Israel and Palestine, and the Yugoslav Wars
High Profile Trials, e.g., The Nuremberg War Trials
Fake News
Women Journalists
Investigative Journalism
Themes in this collection cover:
Censorship
Propaganda
Ethics and the Media
Politics and the Media
Popular Culture and the Media
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