Histories of Digital Journalism

Tamas Tofalvy is an associate professor at the Department of Sociology and Communication at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, where he is the head of the Digital Media MA Programme and the project leader of the Hungarian Online and Digital Media History (MODEM) project. Between 2013 and 2017, he was Secretary General at the Association of Hungarian Content Providers (MTE) and, between 2010 and 2014, co-founding chair of IASPM Hungary. In the period 2012–2013, he was a Fulbright fellow at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. His works have been published in academic journals such as New Media & Society, First Monday, Media History, and Internet Histories.Igor Vobič is professor at the Department of Journalism at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Deputy Head at the Social Communication Research Centre at the same institution. His research interests encompass the material and discursive aspects of technological innovations in journalism with a focus on transformations of news-making, the societal roles of journalism, and journalistic identity and ideology. In the last decade, he has published in international journals with a good reputation in communication, media, and journalism research. His works have been published in academic journals such as Javnost–The Public, Journalism, Journalism Studies, Digital Journalism, and Journalism Practice.

• INTRODUCTIONChapter 1: Why historicize digital Journalism? Disentangling the relationship between journalism, technology, and historyPART 1: Theories and methods of digital journalism historiesChapter 2: Conceptualizing change in digital journalism: Three key theories in comparison Chapter 3: "I tape therefore I am": Excavating digital journalism’s lieux de memoire through oral historyChapter 4: Bridging boundary work theory and the social construction of technology from a historical perspective: On the construction of socio-technical boundaries of digital journalismPART 2: Professionalism and meta-discourses of digital journalismChapter 5: The short history of naming journalism in the digital eraChapter 6: Inquiry into the digital sublime: Interrogating the major narratives concerning new technologies in journalism research between 1980 and 2013Chapter 7: Digital disruption or union neutralization? A diachronic history of tensions between the figures of the professional and the worker in the history of a Canadian newspaperChapter 8: “A whiff of panic”: How journalists in the UK and Germany articulated their professional beliefs and identity in crisis timesChapter 9: From bytes to bylines: A history of AI in journalism practicesPART 3: Cultures of data, organizations, and journalism practices Chapter 10: From audience clicks to time spent: Evolution of audience analytics and metrics in Norwegian newsroomsChapter 11: No crisis but cooperation: Construction of online newspapers in NepalChapter 12: A singular public model: A history of online journalism through DiarideBarcelona.comChapter 13: Digital journalism in Brazil: A history of diversity in products and researchChapter 14: History of digital journalism in Egypt: Between institutionalism and individualismCODAChapter 15: Historiography and digital journalism

“In this theoretically rich work, Tamas Tofalvy and Igor Vobič provide an essential guide to not just describe, but also understand the neither linear nor inevitable historical transformation of journalism around the world.”Mark Deuze, Professor of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam “The field of journalism studies has boomed in the last decades, especially after the digital turn. There is a need for historicizing the field and reflecting on old and new practices, as this book does. It is a great exercise in reconstructing the intellectual history of journalism, theorizing and periodizing what is new and old in journalism, de-westernizing changes (and continuities) in the sector. A must-read for media and journalism historians, but also for scholars in journalism who don’t want to fall into a newness ideology.”Gabriele Balbi, Full Professor in Media Studies, USI Università della Svizzera italiana (Switzerland), author of The Digital Revolution. A Short History of an Ideology (2023). "Histories of Digital Journalism provides a much-needed corrective to the scarcity of historical perspectives in journalism studies. A truly global collection, the book offers a rich tapestry of case studies, methodological and theoretical approaches, and geographical contexts for understanding the profound transformations wrought by the digital era."Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Professor, School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University, UK.