Downie, Peter W. (2012) The Renewal of Journalistic Practice in Disaster: Reporting from the 2010 Haitian Earthquake. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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Abstract
This is a study of the practices and experiences of eight Canadian journalists in the week immediately following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The central assertion of this study is that a reenergized journalistic community is born in disaster in the absence of the comfort, familiarity and technical capabilities of the traditional newsroom and its decision-making structures. The exceptional conditions of the Haitian earthquake produced, with no formal planning, a mutually supportive and cooperative journalistic community. This research concentrates on how journalism operates differently in a disaster zone by rediscovering “the authentic” and how, amidst the ruptured meanings of daily life for Haitians, the earthquake represents a unique opportunity for professional renewal.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Journalism |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
| Authors: | Downie, Peter W. |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Degree Name: | M.A. |
| Program: | Journalism Studies |
| Date: | 24 April 2012 |
| Thesis Supervisor(s): | McLean, James |
| Keywords: | disaster, reporting, routine, journalism practice |
| ID Code: | 973935 |
| Deposited By: | PETER DOWNIE |
| Deposited On: | 19 Jun 2012 18:59 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2018 17:37 |
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