Chapter 1. Why a book about cultural journalism (matters)? Chapter 2. What is cultural journalism studies? Chapter 3. What is the role of cultural journalism? Chapter 4. What is ‘culture’ in cultural journalism? Chapter 5. What is ‘journalism’ in cultural journalism? Chapter 6. Who are cultural journalists? Chapter 7. What is the future of cultural journalism – and cultural journalism studies?
Biography
Nete Nørgaard Kristensen is Professor of Media Studies at the Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She specialises in research about digital media and popular culture. Her recent publications concern cultural criticism in the digital age, cultural journalism, scandal and social media, and influencer communication.
“Combining scholarly depth with an engaging and accessible narrative, this introduction brings the research field of cultural journalism to life. It maps its history, boundaries, and societal importance with impressive clarity, making it a key foundational text for anyone seeking to understand cultural journalism today.”
-- Professor Jan Fredrik Hovden, Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, Norway
“In this comprehensive volume, Nete Nørgaard Kristensen intriguingly and pedagogically covers cultural journalism as an integral part of sociocultural transformations, bringing readers from historical background, through the digital era’s algorithmic cultures, and into the future. Through concrete examples and thorough theorization, she unveils the professional logics, the political potential, as well as the popular and aesthetical appeal of cultural journalism. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in cultural journalism, and indeed to anyone interested in journalism and sociocultural developments more broadly.”
-- Professor Anna Roosvall, Department of Media Studies, Stockholm University, Sweden
