The Politics of War Reporting - new book from Tim Markham
Tim Markham's recently published book looks at the myths and reality of war reporting.
February saw the publication of Tim Markham’s new book, The Politics of War Reporting: Authority, Authenticity and Morality (Manchester University Press). The book draws on interviews with war correspondents and the political phenomenology of the sociologist Pierre Bourdieu to unpack the inner workings of the professional culture of war reporting. Is journalistic authority really only about doing the job well, or is it about looking at the world in a particular way? Do the ethics of war reporting emerge simply from the ‘stuff’ of journalism? This book asks why it is that the authoritative reporter increasingly needs to appear authentic, and that success depends not only on getting things right but being the right sort of journalist.
A launch event will be held in the Summer term.
Tim Markham is Programme Director for the MA/PGCERT/Dip in Journalism and 4th year tutor for BA Journalism and Media.