Doing Public Scholarship - A Practical Guide to Media Engagement

Drawing on the author's own experience, this book offers a short introduction to the field of public sociology, considering the importance of op-eds, the challenges of engaging with news media, questions of public understanding, negative consequences of public sociology and the implications of social media for conducting public sociology.

List of contents

About the Author
List of Figures
Preface
Introduction: Toward a Mediated Public Scholarship
1 Crafting a Postjournalism Research Agenda
2 Interacting with News Journalists
3 The Op-Ed Game
4 Some Negative Consequences of Doing Public Scholarship (with Erick Laming)
5 E-Public Sociology and Public Engagement
Conclusion: Mediated Public Scholarship
Bibliography

About the author

Christopher J. Schneider, Ph.D., is an award-winning professor of sociology at Brandon University. He has published six books and over 100 scholarly papers, opinion pieces, reviews, and essays. A frequent contributor to media, his work has appeared in more than 600 news segments and reports including The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Summary

Drawing on the author’s own experience, this book offers a short introduction to the field of public sociology, considering the importance of op-eds, the challenges of engaging with news media, questions of public understanding, negative consequences of public sociology and the implications of social media for conducting public sociology.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher J. Schneider, Christopher J. (Brandon University Schneider, Schneider Christopher J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032386058
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238605-8
• No. of pages: 110
• Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Research methods: general