A Dictionary of Journalism

Advances in information technology over the past decades have had a profound effect upon the way in which journalists work and also upon their output. This handy volume reflects all these changes and is concerned with both traditional printed newspapers and magazines and broadcasting. Its appearance is particularly timely as the profession has itself been the centre of media attention with high-profile court cases.

The work is firmly described as a dictionary, offering definitions for over 1,300 entries with signposts to a further 150. To this end, the first sentence contains the gist of the definition in every case. However,...