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.

This Handbook is divided into five major sections covering definitions; current trends; the relationship between lifestyle journalism and consumer culture; how lifestyle journalism interacts with matters of identity, emotion, politics, and society; and future directions. Featuring 30 contributions from authors at the cutting-edge of research around the world, each chapter provides an authoritative overview of key literature and debates and proposes a way forward for future scholarship.

The Routledge Handbook of Lifestyle Journalism is an essential companion for advanced students and researchers of lifestyle journalism and related beats including food, fashion, and travel writing.

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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.

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List of Contributors

Part I: Conceptualizing Lifestyle Journalism

Chapter 1: The Making of a Field? On the Relevance of Studying Lifestyle Journalism

Folker Hanusch

Chapter 2: Defining Lifestyle Journalism: Cultural Dimensions, Commercial Entanglements, and Political Relevance

Elfriede Fürsich and Nete Nørgaard Kristensen

Chapter 3: The Making of Modern Journalism, from Coffeehouse Capitalism (Strategic News) to Constitutional Spectacle (Market Lifestyle)

John Hartley

Chapter 4: Political and Proprietorial Interference in the Food Coverage of Popular British Newspapers between Two World Wars: A Historical Perspective

Sarah Lonsdale

Chapter 5: Reviving Contemporary Journalism Through (Reflection on) Narrative Lifestyle Coverage?

Annik Dubied

Chapter 6: Journalism Training and the Status and Dilemmas of Lifestyle Journalism Practice in Southern Africa

Nhamo Anthony Mhiripiri

Part II: Lifestyle Journalism and Consumption

Chapter 7: Transforming Journalistic Genres on Social Media: Books and Literary Reviews as Cultural Consumption

Unni From and Carsten Stage

Chapter 8: Food Journalism’s Commercial Ingredients

Peter English and David Fleischman

Chapter 9: Aesthetics of Lifestyle Journalism

Maarit Jaakkola

Chapter 10: A Voice of Reason: Authenticity and Journalistic Authority in Lifestyle Journalism

Joy Jenkins

Chapter 11: Consumerism, Popular Culture, and Religion Between Two Continents: The Turkish Case

Nilüfer Türksoy

Part III: Lifestyle Journalism, Emotion and Identity

Chapter 12: Aspirational Lifestyle Journalism

Sandra Banjac

Chapter 13: Passion as Profession? Lifestyle Journalists between Exceptionalism and Cruel Optimism

Johana Kotišová

Chapter 14: Wellness Influencing in India: Ayurveda and Identity on Social Media

Anuja Premika and Sumana Kasturi

Chapter 15: Bringing the World to Us: Travel Journalism and the Mediation of Others

Ben Cocking

Chapter 16: Role Perceptions in Lifestyle Journalism

Folker Hanusch

Chapter 17: The Role of Experts in Lifestyle Journalism

Daniel Nölleke

Part IV: The Public Utility of Lifestyle Journalism

Chapter 18: Popular and Political: The Radical Origins of Lifestyle Journalism

Bethany Usher

Chapter 19: The Political Relevance of Food Journalism

Elizabeth Fakazis

Chapter 20: Green Lifestyle Journalism

Geoffrey Craig

Chapter 21: Lifestyle Journalism Practices in Hard News: Dismantling the Hard News versus Soft News Binary

Gregory P. Perreault and Ella Hackett

Chapter 22: How to be Human: Turns in Health, Lifestyle, and Wellness Journalism

Mariah L. Wellman, Aly Hill and Avery E. Holton

Chapter 23: Ethical Considerations in Lifestyle Journalism

Renita Coleman

Part V: New Horizons in Lifestyle Journalism Studies

Chapter 24: Taste-makers or Thought-leaders? Lifestyle Influencers and Boundaries of Lifestyle Journalism

Phoebe Maares

Chapter 25: Digital Technologies and Change in the Field of Fashion Journalism

Agnès Rocamora

Chapter 26: Coaches, Gurus and Influencers as Self-help and Lifestyle Experts: From Insta therapy to becoming “that girl” on TikTok

Stephanie Alice Baker

Chapter 27: Everyday Multiculturalism on Asian Australian Food Blogs

Tisha Dejmanee

Chapter 28: The New Look of Lifestyle Guides: Rethinking Brand Journalism for the Digital Age

Myles Ethan Lascity

Chapter 29: Intimacy and Community Building in Lifestyle Journalism ‘Dialogues’

Lucia Vodanovic

Chapter 30: Precarity, Algorithmic Visibility and Aspirational Labour in the Construction of Lifestyle

Rob Sharp

Index

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781032500546
Publisert
2025-06-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
506

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Biographical note

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.