Foreign Correspondents and International Newsgathering: The Role of Fixers

ISBN-13: 9781138548428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 188 str.

Colleen Murrell

Opis

This book reveals that "fixers"—local experts on whom foreign correspondents rely—play a much more significant role in international television newsgathering than has been documented or understood.

Spis treści

1. The Changing Nature of Foreign Correspondence  2. The Culture of Foreign Correspondents  3. The Journalistic Field of International Newsgathering: Theories and Methodologies  4. Why Do Correspondents need Fixers?  5. How Do Correspondents use Fixers?  6. Case Study: Iraq  7. Case Study: Indonesia  8. Conclusion

O autorze

Colleen Murrell is a senior lecturer in broadcast journalism at Deakin University in Melbourne. She has written a number of academic journal articles which explore the evolution of international newsgathering. In her previous career Colleen worked as a producer, reporter and news editor for organisations including the BBC, ITN, APTN, ABC and CBC.