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Learning from documents: Applying new theories of materiality to journalism

This article briefly reviews theories of materiality emerging in communication technology studies and organizational communication and then suggests three ways that journalism scholars might apply these theories to studies of news production. How journalists work, how journalism is shaped within newsrooms, the ways the news industry is changing, and ultimately, the effects of digital transitions can all benefit from including a focus on the ‘objects of journalism’. First, objects, such as documents, help scholars describe the social settings where objects are found. Second, the objects of journalism help scholars uncover lines of authority, contexts of news routines, and richness and persistence of news practices. Third, studying the objects of journalism can help explain the persistence of so-called residual practices that might otherwise seem dysfunctional in digital news. Materiality theories can help journalism scholars explain the impact of the transition to digital news on the work and practices of journalists and the news industry as a whole.

Journalism, January 2015 vol. 16 no. 174-78. DOI: 10.1177/1464884914549294

Stanford Lecture: 5th Annual Rebele Symposium

The fifth annual Rebele Symposium was held Apr 10, 2014 and featured Gina Neff, C. W. Anderson and Christine Larson. The moderator was James Hamilton. As media models evolve, how do journalists and other creative workers retain their authority, professional identity and jobs? How is the power of the press altered by emerging technologies and work styles? How do all these forces shape the ways we see the world?

Guardian and ProPublica Chat: How Do Unpaid Internships Impact Industry?

I joined several journalists for a conversation about the role of internships in the contemporary economy in an online forum organized by the Guardian US and Propublica.

http://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/item/discussion-how-do-unpaid-internships-impact-industry