The Field of Online Journalism: A Bourdieusian Analysis1

The Handbook of Global Online Journalism

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 77-97

  Siapera, Eugenia ^a   Spyridou, Lia Paschalia ^b,c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^c CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Bourdieu's field theory and journalism, conceptual tools; Field, capital, autonomy, struggles, insight into online journalism; Fields structurally positioned, macro social micro social structures; Journalism and professionalism relationship; Journalism as a profession, controversial; Journalism's path to professionalization; Online journalism, as a new profession, or changing the profession; Online journalism, flourishing with Web only news increasing; The field of online journalism, a Bourdieusian analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888750783     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118313978.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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