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Fictional Representations of (Un)ethical Journalistic Practices in Graham Greene’s Work: Burnt-Out Reporters: 21st Century Perspectives on British Literature and Society

Autor Beatriz Valverde
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 dec 2024
British author Graham Greene pursued a professional career as a journalist before becoming a full-time writer. After that, he continued taking on reporting assignments as a correspondent for a variety of publications. Greene knew the profession inside out, and the role of the media in shaping the public’s views through information gathering and disseminationa topic insufficiently researched by criticismwas among his main concerns. Greene’s fictional work features an array of journalists and the representation of (un)ethical practices of the profession is a constant reference in his narrative. In this book, I intend to fill this research gap in Greenean studies, focusing on three main topics: the author’s reflection on the journalistic practice in connection with the classic paradigm of objectivity vs. empathy; his questioning of the misuse of power when gathering and disseminating information by journalists, editors and news corporation owners; and finally, the relationship between journalists and their readership’s expectations, as well as the importance of fostering a critical readers that make informed trustworthy decisions regarding journalism performance.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781032720982
ISBN-10: 1032720980
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 2
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria 21st Century Perspectives on British Literature and Society

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate

Cuprins

Acknowledgements
 
Introduction
 
Chapter 1. Burnt-Out Reporters: Graham Greene and the industry of journalism
 
Chapter 2. “If one takes a side, one takes a side, come what may”: non-involvement vs. commitment in journalism
 
Chapter 3. “Media is just a word that has come to mean bad journalism”: (Un)ethical journalistic practices in gathering and disseminating information
 
Chapter 4. “Our public can’t wait. Hungry, you know, for its lion’s steak”: From news readers to information consumers
 
Chapter 5. “Literature is news that stays news”: Final remarks
 
List of references
 
Index

Recenzii

Graham Greene was one of the great novelists of the twentieth century. He was also one of its great journalists, but that aspect of his work has been seen primarily as background to the fiction. In a work of political, theoretical, and cultural awareness, Beatriz Valverde forces us to expand our sense of Graham Greene’s involvement with journalism -- as a practicing journalist, as one who depicted journalists in his fiction, and as one who reflected deeply on the ethics and the political impact of journalism.
-- Richard GreeneProfessor of English, University of Toronto, Canada
This is a scholarly and ground-breaking examination of the journalist’s world in Greene’s fiction supported by an impressive range of academic theory. The author forensically examines the motives of the surprising number of leading and minor fictionalised journalist characters scattered throughout Greene’s fiction. Valverde’s comprehensive grasp of the news reporting world - ethical and unethical, biased and unbiased – innovatively reinterprets Greene’s fiction in terms of journalistic practice. She ably demonstrates how Greene uses his experience to highlight the tensions between detachment and involvement in the world of journalism.
 -- Dr. Jon Wise
An absorbing, scholarly and wide-ranging analysis which fills a gap in Greene studies. In an age of ‘fake news’, it is also timely, examining the need for accurate, reliable and independent journalism. Should journalists be committed or uninvolved in the stories they report, and how should we consume the news they present to us? As a journalist, essayist, letter-writer and novelist, Graham Greene had much to say on these issues, and Beatriz Valverde expertly analyses his contribution to this important debate. It is an impressive study.
--Mike Hill, co-author of The Works of Graham Greene: A Guide to the Graham Greene Archives
This thought-provoking book offers fascinating insights into the role of journalists, whilst showing the breadth and subtlety of Greene’s understanding of the profession. The research is thorough, the style engaging and it fills a noticeable gap in Graham Greene studies. Some of his most famous characters are journalists, and yet there are others that have received little attention.  Here we discover so many more—and learn so much more! This will be enjoyed both by Greene enthusiasts and those interested in the vital role of journalism then and now.
--Dr. Creina Mansfield

Notă biografică

Beatriz Valverde holds a Doctorate in English Philology from Universidad de Jaén. She also holds an M.A. in Spanish from Loyola University Chicago. Currently, she is Assistant Professor at the Department of English Philology at Universidad de Jaén. Her main research interests are Theology and Literature, specifically in the work of Graham Greene; Journalism and Literature; Literature and Cultural Studies in English and Spanish. On these topics, she has published extensively in international journals, such as Anglia, English Studies, European Journal of English Studies, and Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, among others. In 2020 she co-edited with Dr. Mark Bosco Reading Flannery O’Connor in Spain: Andalusia in Andalucía.

Descriere

Greene’s representation of (un)ethical journalistic practices informs our understanding of the phenomenon of information distortion and encourages a critical analysis of our trustworthy judgement as information consumers regarding media performance.