Newspaper Journalism

Authoritative and accessible, Cole & Harcup's book should be essential reading for all journalism studentsMick TempleProfessor of Journalism and Politics, Staffordshire University Cole and Harcup offer a powerful counterblast to those who see the newspaper as a fatally wounded creature in terminal decline. They present a wealth of evidence to demonstrate the continuing global significance of newspapers in a changing world, and they provide a sober and balanced assessment of the future of newspaper journalism in the digital age. This is an engagingly written analysis that bridges the divide between media academics and practitioners, and which is essential reading for bothProfessor Justin LewisHead of the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University While not shirking collapsing circulations and the problems that beset the industry, Cole and Harcup conclude that newspapers are not on death row - cheering news indeed. An irresistible read for all print journalistsBill HagertyBritish Journalism Review Lucid, relevant and relentlessly forward looking, this is the best book around on the future of the newspaper in the digital age. Cole and Harcup is now required reading for all students of journalism and media studiesDavid BradshawHead of Media, Canterbury Christ Church University Anyone who has worked in newspapers never forgets the first time they heard the presses roll. Cole and Harcup's authoritative account conveys the pride and passion print journalism inspires amongst its readers, reporters, proprietors - and its criticsSarah NiblockHead of Journlism, Brunel University Newspaper Journalism is not just about what's gone wrong with the industry but in many ways a celebration of why newspapers continue to be important and fascinatingJon Slatteryjonslattery.blogspot.com [A] good read and written, it should be said, with obvious affection for the jobGentlemen Rantersgentlemenranters.com Incredibly useful... Well researched, very well written, insightful and entertaining, this book is a comprehensive atlas of British newspapers... Mandatory reading for both journalism students and their lecturersVerica RuparJournalism Studies A welcome refutation to the doom-mongers... The key to this book's understanding of the future of newspapers is their insistence that content is king, their assurance that well-trained and educated professionals will still be needed to provide readers with journalism, whether gossip, investigation, analysis or comment. They believe that providing material that is popular need not be the same as dumbing down and that high standards are the way forward in a world that can easily find low standards for free anywhere, anytimeChris FrostJournalism