One of the main challenges of studying journalistic roles in social media practice is that the
profession's conceptual boundaries have become increasingly blurred. Social media has …

Having been neglected by journalism scholars in the past, recent years have seen renewed
interest in journalism's role in everyday life, in addition to the traditional focus on journalism's …

Various studies report that cultural journalism increasingly focuses on service and
entertainment instead of serious arts coverage. The press prioritizes popular culture over …

Key debates of contemporary cultural sociology–the rise of the 'cultural omnivore', the fate of
classical 'highbrow'culture, the popularization, commercialization and globalization of …

Transformations in media and society have forced journalists to reconsider their relation to
the audience. In this article, we argue that due to these changes, a new conceptualization is …

Despite having experienced rapid popularity over the past two decades, lifestyle journalism
is still somewhat neglected by academic researchers. So far mostly explored as either part of …

This article argues that constructive journalism scholarship should look to service journalism
and its subfields, cultural journalism and lifestyle journalism, to understand the key …

The growth of advertising and PR industries in recent years, combined with the economic
downturn in many news organizations has led to renewed debates about the influence of …

This special issue addresses a topic of journalism studies that has previously been
somewhat neglected but which has gained increasing scholarly attention since the mid …

The focus of this book is on the ways that different forms of media represent and make sense
of everyday practices and values of sustainability but before we can examine such media …