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Taking stock of research in an area that has long been starved of scholarly attention,
The Routledge Handbook of Lifestyle Journalism brings together scholars from across journalism, communication, and media studies to offer the first substantial volume of its kind in this dynamic field.
List of contents
List of ContributorsPart I: Conceptualizing Lifestyle JournalismChapter 1: The Making of a Field? On the Relevance of Studying Lifestyle Journalism
Folker HanuschChapter 2: Defining Lifestyle Journalism: Cultural Dimensions, Commercial Entanglements, and Political Relevance
Elfriede Fürsich and Nete Nørgaard KristensenChapter 3: The Making of Modern Journalism, from Coffeehouse Capitalism (Strategic News) to Constitutional Spectacle (Market Lifestyle)
John HartleyChapter 4: Political and Proprietorial Interference in the Food Coverage of Popular British Newspapers between Two World Wars: A Historical Perspective
Sarah LonsdaleChapter 5: Reviving Contemporary Journalism Through (Reflection on) Narrative Lifestyle Coverage?
Annik DubiedChapter 6: Journalism Training and the Status and Dilemmas of Lifestyle Journalism Practice in Southern Africa
Nhamo Anthony MhiripiriPart II: Lifestyle Journalism and ConsumptionChapter 7: Transforming Journalistic Genres on Social Media: Books and Literary Reviews as Cultural Consumption
Unni From and Carsten StageChapter 8: Food Journalism's Commercial Ingredients
Peter English and David FleischmanChapter 9: Aesthetics of Lifestyle Journalism
Maarit JaakkolaChapter 10: A Voice of Reason: Authenticity and Journalistic Authority in Lifestyle Journalism
Joy JenkinsChapter 11: Consumerism, Popular Culture, and Religion Between Two Continents: The Turkish Case
Nilüfer TürksoyPart III: Lifestyle Journalism, Emotion and IdentityChapter 12: Aspirational Lifestyle Journalism
Sandra BanjacChapter 13: Passion as Profession? Lifestyle Journalists between Exceptionalism and Cruel Optimism
Johana KotišováChapter 14: Wellness Influencing in India: Ayurveda and Identity on Social Media
Anuja Premika and Sumana KasturiChapter 15: Bringing the World to Us: Travel Journalism and the Mediation of Others
Ben Cocking Chapter 16: Role Perceptions in Lifestyle Journalism
Folker HanuschChapter 17: The Role of Experts in Lifestyle Journalism
Daniel NöllekePart IV: The Public Utility of Lifestyle JournalismChapter 18: Popular and Political: The Radical Origins of Lifestyle Journalism
Bethany UsherChapter 19: The Political Relevance of Food Journalism
Elizabeth FakazisChapter 20: Green Lifestyle Journalism
Geoffrey CraigChapter 21: Lifestyle Journalism Practices in Hard News: Dismantling the Hard News versus Soft News Binary
Gregory P. Perreault and Ella HackettChapter 22: How to be Human: Turns in Health, Lifestyle, and Wellness Journalism
Mariah L. Wellman, Aly Hill and Avery E. HoltonChapter 23: Ethical Considerations in Lifestyle Journalism
Renita ColemanPart V: New Horizons in Lifestyle Journalism StudiesChapter 24: Taste-makers or Thought-leaders? Lifestyle Influencers and Boundaries of Lifestyle Journalism
Phoebe MaaresChapter 25: Digital Technologies and Change in the Field of Fashion Journalism
Agnès RocamoraChapter 26: Coaches, Gurus and Influencers as Self-help and Lifestyle Experts: From Insta therapy to becoming "that girl" on TikTok
Stephanie Alice BakerChapter 27: Everyday Multiculturalism on Asian Australian Food Blogs
Tisha DejmaneeChapter 28: The New Look of Lifestyle Guides: Rethinking Brand Journalism for the Digital Age
Myles Ethan LascityChapter 29: Intimacy and Community Building in Lifestyle Journalism 'Dialogues'
Lucia VodanovicChapter 30: Precarity, Algorithmic Visibility and Aspirational Labour in the Construction of Lifestyle
Rob SharpIndex
About the author
Folker Hanusch is Professor of Journalism at the University of Vienna, Austria. He is editor-in-chief of
Journalism Studies and Vice-Chair of the
Worlds of Journalism Study. His research interests include comparative journalism studies, lifestyle journalism, transformations of journalism, and Indigenous journalism.
