The term book-length journalism is not commonly used in academic and professional literature but it is used in this paper to draw attention to the medium and scope of an area of journalism that is practised by a significant minority of practitioners. Using this term rather than others in more common use, such as literary journalism or literary non-fiction or narrative journalism, opens the way to exploring three important issues: the extent to which this area of journalism is practised at book-length rather than in newspapers; whether there are particular ethical issues that arise in this area of practice; and, third, the affect of conflating of a narrative approach with notions of literary merit.
History
Pagination
1-12
Location
Old Parliament House, Canberra, A.C.T.
Start date
2010-07-07
End date
2010-07-08
Language
eng
Publication classification
EN.1 Other conference paper
Title of proceedings
ANZCA 2010 : Media, Democracy and Change : Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference
Event
Australian and New Zealand Communication Association. Conference (2010 : Canberra, A.C.T.)
Publisher
Australian and New Zealand Communication Association