The Deserted Newsroom: Penguin Special
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Deserted Newsroom: Penguin Special
By (Author) Gideon Haigh
Penguin Random House Australia
Penguin Random House Australia
22nd October 2012
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
News media and journalism
Physical Properties
Paperback
112
Width 114mm, Height 180mm, Spine 9mm
90g
Description
In the last decade, customary news media have crumbled before the effects of the internet on advertising, circulation and viewership. In the next decade, they will be supplemented, if not supplanted, by new news media. In this insightful, informative and candid survey of possible futures, veteran journalist Gideon Haigh considers the options for his industry and his craft. Who wins Who loses What are the implications for practitioners, professionals, politicians and the public The five sections that comprise The Deserted Newsroom first appeared as individual pieces in Crikey's Brave News World series.
Author Bio
Gideon Haigh is the author of twenty-six books including Asbestos House, Bad Company: The Cult of the CEO (Quarterly Essay Issue 10), Mystery Spinner: the Story of Jack Iverson, On Warne, The Tencyclopedia, and The Uncyclopedia.
