1st Edition

Drones and Journalism How the media is making use of unmanned aerial vehicles

By Phillip Chamberlain Copyright 2017
124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

Drones and Journalism explores the increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, by the global media for researching and newsgathering purposes. Phil Chamberlain examines the technological development and capabilities of contemporary drone hardware and the future of drone journalism. He also considers the complex place of the media’s drone use in relation to international laws, as well... Read more
Introduction History and discourse Technical and business Flying into the mainstream Covering crisis Investigations and activism Drones in the classroom Ethical and legal Over the horizon Index

Biography

Phil Chamberlain is Associate Head of Department for Broadcast & Journalism at the University of the West of England, UK. He has 20 years’ experience as a journalist, and has worked for UK national newspapers on investigative projects. He is the co-author of Blacklisted: The Secret War between Big Business and Union Activists (2015).