The International Journalist: Issues and Dangers of Global Reporting

This comparative study of worldwide journalism practice covers the technology, the players and the issues drawing on case studies taken from Europe, the USA, the Middle East, Australia, the Asia Pacific, South Asia, China and Africa. It shows how major world events are shaping and reports on changing reporting conditions. This second edition features a new chapter on the reporting of terrorism, with reference throughout the book to the impact of events such as the September 11th terrorist attack in the USA; Afghanistan; the Zimbabwe elections and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In addition, the role of news agencies, sources and networks are explored, with reference to the issues of ethics, global media ownership and control.