Beschreibung:
This book explores the role of international news agencies and investigates whether they have been able to adapt to the contemporary media landscape following the disruption wrought by fake news, social media and an increasingly polarised public discourse.
Introduction - News agencies - a world unto themselves 1. From carrier pigeons to social media 2. Weathering the storm - can more than 150 years of tradition save the news agencies? 3. Back to the future - social media, fact-checking and plain vanilla journalism 4. Collaborative networks, community and state actors Conclusion - News agencies - rooted in the past and looking to the future