This book argues that journalism should treat itself as an academic
discipline on a par with history, geography and sociology, and as
an art form in its own right. Time, space, social relations and
imagination are intrinsic to journalism. Chris Nash takes the major
flaws attributed to journalism by its critics-a crude empiricism
driven by an un-reflexive 'news sense'; a narrow focus on a
de-contextualised, transient present; and a too intimate
familiarity with powerful sources-and treats them as methodological
challenges. Drawing on the conceptual frameworks of Pierre
Bourdieu, David Harvey, Henri Lefebvre, Michel-Rolph Trouillot and
Gaye Tuchman, he explores the ways in which rigorous journalism
practice can be theorised to meet these challenges. The argument
proceeds through detailed case studies of work by two leading
iconoclasts-the artist Hans Haacke and the 20th century journalist
I.F. Stone. This deeply provocative and original study concludes
that the academic understanding of journalism is fifty years behind
its practice, and that it is long past time for scholars and
practitioners to think about journalism as a disciplinary research
practice. Drawing on an award-winning professional career and over
three decades teaching journalism practice and theory, Chris Nash
makes these ideas accessible to a broad readership among scholars,
graduate students and thoughtful journalists looking for ways to
expand the intellectual range of their work.
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