Peter Bro
“Constructive Journalism: Precedents, Principles, and Practices” by Peter Bro has just been published (Routledge, July 26, 2023), and it deals with one of the most pertinent and debated issues among journalistic practitioners and researchers.
This book offers a deep and comprehensive overview of constructive journalism (and associated concepts such as solutions journalism), setting out the guiding principles and practices for a journalism that aims to do more than simply inform about problems.
In this authoritative yet concise volume, Peter Bro asks what does constructive journalism mean, what are the underlying principles, how is it practiced, and in what ways does it differ from other types of journalism.
Drawing on studies of the rapidly growing number of works by both journalism practitioners and researchers, the book reaches beyond these questions to show how the notion of being constructive has been a part of journalism from the very beginning of the profession.
This introduction to what constructive journalism is and was and what it can accomplish will guide new journalists; journalism, media, and mass communication students; and scholars working on journalistic theory and practice.
Table of contents:
- Introduction to constructive journalism
- Principles of constructive journalism
- Precedents of constructive journalism
- Practices of constructive journalism
- Conclusion
About the author:
Peter Bro is Professor, PhD, and Director of the Centre for Journalism at the University of Southern Denmark.
More about the book:
https://www.routledge.com/Constructive-Journalism-Precedents-Principles-and-Practices/Bro/p/book/9781003403098
