Journalism and Crime

<p>Through a critical transdisciplinary approach <i>Journalism and Crime</i> offers a chronological interrogation of crime journalism from its first origins in 16th century print to a transatlantic phenomenon in the 19th century and through to the complex networked digital spheres of the current day. </p><p>This is the first book to historicise the development of journalism and crime together in relation to the people on both sides of the exchange. Taking a 470-year historical sweep it tracks the cultural political and social significance of crime journalism and its place as the longest sustained genre of media. It emphasises how crime journalism both reflects and drives shifts in media ownership the priorities of profit use of new technologies and legal and political governance. </p><p>Written in an accessible style this is essential reading for courses that consider the development and nature of journalism as well as supplementary reading for broader courses within journalism communication media studies criminology sociology and history. </p>