Authoritarian journalism : controlling the news in post-conflict Rwanda / Ruth Moon.
Series: Journalism and political communication unbound: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197623459.Subject(s): Press -- Rwanda | Journalism -- Objectivity -- Rwanda | Journalistic ethics -- Rwanda | Media Studies | Museology & heritage studiesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197623411DDC classification: 079.67571 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: What happens to journalism when its credibility has been decimated and journalists no longer believe in themselves? Can the journalism field reinvigorate itself from within or with assistance from global journalism culture? This book examines journalism practice in Rwanda to draw conclusions applicable to journalism fields everywhere. Drawing on seven months of fieldwork, the book argues that this field of journalism is weak in part because of powerful but murky political boundaries but also because journalists themselves do not trust their profession.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What happens to journalism when its credibility has been decimated and journalists no longer believe in themselves? Can the journalism field reinvigorate itself from within or with assistance from global journalism culture? This book examines journalism practice in Rwanda to draw conclusions applicable to journalism fields everywhere. Drawing on seven months of fieldwork, the book argues that this field of journalism is weak in part because of powerful but murky political boundaries but also because journalists themselves do not trust their profession.
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Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 14, 2023).