Rethinking the New Technology of Journalism: How Slowing Down Will Save the News

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Acknowledgements

Introduction: Journalism and Technology

Between Technological Determinism and Social Construction of Technology

1. From the Printing Press to Blockchain: The Social Shaping of Journalism Technologies

The Printing Press and the Birth of Newspapers

The Telegraph and the Inverted Pyramid Style of Writing

The Long and Winding Road to Newsroom Computerization

The Internet, the Death of Newspapers, and New Journalistic Norms

Virtual and Augmented Realities: The Empathy Machine?

Will Artificial Intelligence Save or Destroy Journalism?

Is Blockchain a New Savior of Journalism?

2. The Journalistic Field and the Narrative of Techno-Journalism

The Unstable Journalistic Field

What They Talk About When They Talk About Technology

Keeping Up with Technologies

The Crumbling Boundaries of the Journalistic Field

3. Journalism, Going Slow

The Slow Movement

Slowness in Journalism

Slow and Mindful Innovation

Innovation with and Beyond Technology

Culture, Norms, and People in Newsroom Innovation

Conclusion: In Search of Journalism’s Identities

Notes

Bibliography

Index