1st Edition
Environmental Communication and Travel Journalism Consumerism, Conflict and Concern
By Lyn McGaurr
Copyright 2015
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
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Travel journalism about natural attractions is environmental communication at the cusp of consumerism and concern. Countries and regions that market forests, rivers and wildlife to international tourists drive place-of-origin brand recognition that benefits exporters in other sectors. Place-branding in such destinations is not just PR for environmentally sustainable development and consumption,... Read more
1 Introduction Part 1 Theoretical foundations 2. A cosmopolitan perspective 3. Travel journalism and the brand(s) Part 2 In the field 4. A place-branded discourse 5. The authority 6. The travel media 7. The challengers Part 3 In the media 8. The distractions and attractions of search 9. Running with the lists 10. The (travel journalism) environment
Biography
Lyn McGaurr is a Research Associate at the University of Tasmania, Australia, where she completed a PhD in Journalism. She has published internationally in the fields of environmental conflict and concern, mediated climate-change risk, travel journalism, cosmopolitanism and place-branding.
