TY - BOOK AU - Veneti,Anastasia AU - Karatzogianni,Athina TI - The Emerald handbook of digital media in Greece: journalism and political communication in times of crisis T2 - Digital activism and society: politics, economy and culture in network communication SN - 9781839824029 AV - PN5234 .E44 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Bingley, U.K. PB - Emerald Publishing Limited KW - Online journalism KW - Greece KW - Communication in politics KW - Digital media KW - Language Arts & Disciplines, Journalism KW - bisacsh KW - Press & journalism KW - bicssc KW - Social conditions KW - 21st century KW - Economic conditions KW - 2009- N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references N2 - The Emerald Handbook of Digital Media in Greece: Journalism and Political Communication in Times of Crisis addresses the impact of new technologies and the socio-economic crisis on journalism and presents the empirical applications of digital media in political communication and in a number of social settings including the environment, homelessness, migration and social movements. From 2008 Greek political communication and journalism were hit by two major forces. Firstly, the financial crisis, which progressed to an economic, then a political, and eventually a social and cultural crisis in Greece. Secondly, the disruptive transformation and acceleration of everyday networked technologies, which impacted news media in Greece throughout the same period. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the changing environment in Greece since the beginning of the global (and consequently local) financial crisis of 2008, and a contemporary discussion around the developments brought forward by digital media and communication technologies, specifically addressing political communication and journalism UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/9781839824005 ER -