Making Nonprofit News: Market Models, Influence and Journalistic Practice

Making Nonprofit News explores the impact of nonprofit journalism on news production, arguing that the market model itself affects news workers, content, and outside influence. It is a sociological study of how nonprofit status affects journalistic work, conceptualizing the forces impacting newswork and examining the social institutions on the boundaries of journalism due to their connection to nonprofit journalism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Making Nonprofit News delves into the intricate realm of nonprofit journalism, offering a comprehensive examination of its various aspects. It explores how individuals, routines, organizational structures, and external institutions collectively shape the production of news within nonprofit news organizations. The book argues that the market model, encompassing not just the journalism industry but also broader societal forces, exerts a profound impact on news workers, news content, and external influences on these organizations. Essentially, nonprofit journalism is influenced by a convergence of factors that affect the industry as a whole, as well as those previously outside the realm of journalism.

Drawing upon three years of extensive interviews with over 30 journalists working at nonprofits, site visits, and broader research on nonprofit journalism, this book constitutes a sociological exploration of how nonprofit status influences journalistic practices. It further conceptualizes the forces shaping newswork and examines the social institutions that are now blurring the boundaries of journalism due to their connections to nonprofit journalism.

By examining how nonprofit news is challenging the established notions of news, news values, and news processes, this text serves as a valuable resource for academics and researchers with interests in journalism, media industries, media sociology, and not-for-profits. It provides insights into the evolving landscape of nonprofit journalism and its implications for the future of media and society.

Weight: 240g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032338033