Routledge Focus on Communication and Society
About the Book Series
Routledge Focus on Communication and Society offers both established and early-career academics the flexibility to publish cutting-edge analysis on topical issues, research on new media or in-depth case studies within the broad field of media, communication and cultural studies. Its main concerns are whether the media empower or fail to empower popular forces in society; media organisations and public policy; and the political and social consequences of the media.
The Israeli Public Sphere from Phone-ins to Digital Commentary: How Media Participation Shapes Political Discourse
1st Edition
By Gonen Dori-Hacohen
May 26, 2026
This study examines the transformation of Israel's public sphere through two distinct communicative arenas: radio phone-ins and online commenting (Tokbek). Using ethnomethodology and discourse analysis, the author reveals how these sites function as institutions where ordinary citizens engage with ...
Digital Media, Denunciation and Shaming: The Court of Public Opinion
1st Edition
By Daniel Trottier, Qian Huang, Rashid Gabdulhakov
December 26, 2025
This book offers a common set of concepts to help make sense of online shaming practices, accounting for instances of discrimination and injury that morally divide readers and at times risk unjust and disproportionate harm to those under scrutiny. Digital media denunciation has become a primary ...
Media, Internet, and Social Movements in Hong Kong: Control and Protest
1st Edition
By Carol P. Lai, Andrew Y. To
December 26, 2025
Focusing on the unique story of the "recolonisation" of Hong Kong since 2019, this book describes the environment of news gathering and publishing during this period and studies how this has connected to wider political, economic, and social changes. Media, Internet and Social Movements in Hong ...
Reimagining Public Service Media: Navigating Change and Exploring Public Consensus in the Czech Republic
1st Edition
By Marína Urbániková, Klára Smejkal, Iveta Jansová, Lenka Waschková Císařová
September 05, 2025
Incorporating perspectives of various key stakeholders, this book critically explores the state and future of public service media (PSM), and maps areas of consensus upon which a renewed social contract for PSM could be built. Broadening the debate beyond normative frameworks and drawing on ...
Korean Digital Natives: Effects of Digital Mediation on Young Lives
1st Edition
By Yeran Kim
August 25, 2025
Considering the profound impact of growing up—including working, playing, and forming relationships—in a fully digital world, this book charts the political, social, economic, and personal effects of digital mediation on Korean digital natives. Drawing on in-depth interviews and observations of ...
History of Brazilian Journalism: From Print to Digital
1st Edition
By Otávio Daros
December 13, 2024
This book constitutes a first-of-its-kind synthesis of the development of journalism in Brazil, considering both its mediations with national social and political life and its relationships of influence and dependence on international economic centers. The author suggests that Brazilian journalism...
News Media and the Financial Crisis: How Elite Journalism Undermined the Case for a Paradigm Shift
1st Edition
By Adam Cox
October 09, 2024
This book explores how leading news media responded to the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath, showing how journalists regularly framed discussions about post-crisis regulatory reform in ways that reinforced the same market liberal policy paradigm that had ushered in the crisis. Drawing on an ...
The Construction of News in a Polarised State: Maltese Advocacy Journalism
1st Edition
By Adrian Hillman
October 09, 2024
Taking a qualitative approach based on original case studies, this book offers a detailed overview of the contemporary media system in Malta. Three Maltese news organisations are examined to understand the editorial routines, ownership and management structures, and social and cultural factors that...
Social Media and Hate
1st Edition
By Shakuntala Banaji, Ramnath Bhat
May 27, 2024
Using expert interviews and focus groups, this book investigates the theoretical and practical intersection of misinformation and social media hate in contemporary societies. Social Media and Hate argues that these phenomena, and the extreme violence and discrimination they initiate against ...
Disinformation and Manipulation in Digital Media: Information Pathologies
1st Edition
By Eileen Culloty, Jane Suiter
May 31, 2023
Drawing on research from multiple disciplines and international case studies, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of online disinformation and its potential countermeasures. Disinformation and Manipulation in Digital Media presents a model of the disinformation process ...
Reporting China on the Rise: Habitus and Prisms of China Correspondents
1st Edition
By Yuan Zeng
June 14, 2022
Drawing on the structural-constructivist framework of journalistic field and habitus, Reporting China on the Rise examines the internal and external dynamics which are shaping the work of foreign correspondents in China during Xi Jinping’s tenure.This study presents findings from extensive surveys ...
Right-Wing Alternative Media
1st Edition
By Kristoffer Holt
June 14, 2022
This book offers a fresh perspective on central questions related to right-wing alternative media: Can right-wing media be alternative? Why do they exist? Are they a threat to the existing order and what have the reactions been from mainstream politicians and media actors?The rise and success of ...