The Routledge Handbook of Lifestyle Journalism
1st Edition
Published on 10. June 2025
Book
Hardback
484 pages
978-1-032-50054-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
1034 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-50054-6 (9781032500546)
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Folker Hanusch
The Routledge Handbook of Lifestyle Journalism
E-Book
06/2025
1st Edition
Routledge
€68.49
Available for download
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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.
Content
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 Fuersich and Nete Norgaard 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
Niluefer Tuerksoy
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 Kotisova
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 Noelleke
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
Agnes 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
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 Fuersich and Nete Norgaard 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
Niluefer Tuerksoy
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 Kotisova
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 Noelleke
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
Agnes 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