Understanding Journalism Within Non-Western Contexts

Abstract

This book was inspired by an international conference entitled International Cultures of Journalism. Although it was scheduled to take place in Sydney in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic put a halt to that. However, we decided to bring together, in this collection, the studies that attracted the authors to the theme of the conference from around the world. We wanted to gather and learn about journalism in different countries. It was on purpose that we did not want to pinpoint a theme for researchers to abide to as we knew that every part of the world has its own issues and intricacies when it comes to journalism practice. For the same reason, we didn’t structure the book in sections, geographically, thematically or even in format, as there are chapters that are theoretical, empirical, in addition to reflective practice. Although the chapters together provide an overview of how culture shapes a multitude of journalism practices, each chapter stands on its own.