Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-247) and index
Introduction : Field theory as a work in progress / Rodney Benson and Erik Neveu -- Pt. I. Theoretical orientations. The political field, the social science field, and the journalistic field / Pierre Bourdieu -- The "double dependency" : the journalistic field between politics and markets / Patrick Champagne -- Subfields of specialized journalism / Dominique Marchetti -- Pt. II. Comparative perspectives. Mapping field variation : journalism in France and the United States / Rodney Benson -- The contaminated blood scandal : reframing medical news / Patrick Champagne and Dominique Marchetti -- Economic journalism in France / Julien Duval -- Media consecration of the political order / Eric Darras -- Channeling into the journalistic field : youth activism and the media justice movement / Eric Klinenberg -- Pt. III. Critical reflections. Bourdieu, the Frankfurt School, and cultural studies : on some misunderstandings / Erik Neveu -- Autonomy from what? / Michael Schudson -- Field theory, differentiation theory, and comparative media research / Daniel C. Hallin