New Media Unions: Organizing Digital Journalists Contributor(s): Cohen, Nicole S. (Author), de Peuter, Greig (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138327115 ISBN-13: 9781138327115 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
Dewey: 331.204 |
LCCN: 2019057771 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" L (0.55 lbs) 118 pages |
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Publisher Description: Investigating the wave of unionization that has seen over 60 digital and legacy media outlets unionize since 2015, this book explores how a flash of organizing by digital-first journalists has become a full-blown movement to unionize journalism, particularly in the United States. Through in-depth interviews with journalists and organizers, New Media Unions maps the process of labor organizing, foregrounding journalists' voices and documenting a historic and ongoing moment in the digital media industry. Cohen and de Peuter examine what motivates union drives, then follow journalists through the making of a union from scratch. They explore how journalists strategically self-organize, apply their communication skills to alternative ends, generate affective bonds of solidarity, and build power to confront anti-union campaigns and bargain first contracts, winning significant gains and drafting a new labor code for journalism in a digital age. This book demonstrates that if journalism is to have a future, it must be organized. New Media Unions provides a counter-perspective on an industry in flux, whose protagonists--young journalists facing precarious futures--are using collective organizing to articulate a bottom-up vision for journalism's future. This is a valuable resource for academics and researchers interested in political economy, journalism studies, and labor studies. Book website: www.newmediaunions.com |
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