Reviews
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Forms and functions
Research methods
Notes
1. The new news
Tabloidisation and the ‘narrative of decline’
The power of the popular
Another way
‘Fake’ news
Countering FOX
Partisan?
Fifth estate
Breaking the rules
Notes
2. Waking up with friends
What is Sunrise?
Breakfast time
‘Real people have nicknames’: The hosts
‘The family’
(Extra)ordinary news
Notes
3. Sunrise: Infotainment and the ‘television sphere’
Genre
‘Dumbing down’?
Depth of news
The television sphere
Notes
4. The democracy of conversation
The Panel: A short history
Fun news
Authenticity
Discursivity
Democracy
Notes
5. Weapons of war
Waging war on everything
Pushing the limits
‘It’s like Jackass…’
Political satire
‘It’s about culture…’
Hitting the limits
Notes
6. What have we learned from The Chaser this week?
Media satire
Critical intertextuality
Dissecting the tabloid
Chasing reporters
Media sceptics
Making sense of the news
Notes
7. Journalism in crisis?
Cultural chaos
A holistic perspective
Winning the arms race
For fun, not money
Notes
Conclusion
Journalism education after ‘journalism’
New methods
Appendix: Research participant information
References
Acknowledgements
Index