Publisher's Synopsis
This work examines the changes, conflicts and contradictions that occurred in print newsrooms in America during the last quarter of the 20th century. It explores how some newspeople have questioned the way print journalism is practised and how news is defined. Specifically, it is a sociological and anthropological account of the growth of "cultures of writing", ideological schemas and survival strategies to cope with change within news media. It is also an intimate account of how the professional and sometimes private lives of newspeople may affect social change in the newsroom. The author places storytelling in social and historical contexts and then adds the context of the experiences of newspeople in three extended and two shorter newsroom case studies.
