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Leven in media

Journalists in the Netherlands : an analysis of the people, the issues and the (inter-) national environment

The author centers on journalists and journalism in the-Netherlands. He describes and explains the basic occupational and professional characteristics of Dutch journalists and analyzes the findings in comparison with similar research projects in other Western democracies of recent years. The book articulates the impact of multicultural society, infotainment, and the Internet on contemporary Dutch journalism. The book concludes with a discussion of the findings as it relates to journalism studies in general and journalism education in particular.

Media work

The media are home to an eclectic bunch of people. This book is about who they are, what they do, and what their work means to them. Based on interviews with media professionals in the United States, New Zealand, South Africa, and The Netherlands, and drawing from both scholarly and professional literatures in a wide variety of disciplines, it offers an account of what it is like to work in the media today. Media professionals face tough choices. Boundaries are drawn and erased: between commerce and creativity, between individualism and teamwork, between security and independence. Digital media supercharge these dilemmas, as industries merge and media converge, as audiences become co-creators of content online. The media industries are the pioneers of the digital age. This book is a critical primer on how media workers manage to survive, and is essential reading for anyone considering a career in the media, or who wishes to understand how the media are made.