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Mediating orientation and self-expression in the world of consumption: Australian and German lifestyle journalists’ professional views

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Hanusch, Folker, Hanitzsch, Thomas·2013·Media, Culture & Society
DOI 10.1177/0163443713501931
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Despite having experienced rapid popularity over the past two decades, lifestyle journalism is still somewhat neglected by academic researchers. So far mostly explored as either part of wider lifestyle programming, particularly on television, or in terms of individual sub-fields, such as travel, fashion or food journalism, lifestyle journalism is in need of scholarly analysis particularly in the area of production, based on the increasing importance which the field has in influencing audiences’ ways of life. This study explores the professional views of 89 Australian and German lifestyle journalists through in-depth interviews in order to explore the ways in which they engage in processes of influencing audiences’ self-expression, identities and consumption behaviors. The article argues that through its work, lifestyle journalism is a significant shaper of identities in today’s consumer societies.

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Authors
Hanusch, F., & Hanitzsch, T.
Affiliations
  • University of the Sunshine Coast (AU)
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
ORCID
Venue
Media, Culture & Society
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2013-11
Volume
35
Issue
8
Pages
943-959
ISSN
  • 0163-4437 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-3675
DOI
10.1177/0163443713501931
OpenAlex
W1494635530
Cited by
62
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Media Culture & Society (publishedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • Open access LMU (Ludwid Maxmilian's Universitat Munchen) (submittedVersion)
  • Creative Industries Faculty
Funders
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Media Studies and Communication
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Journalism and Media Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Feminism, and Media
Keywords
lifestyle journalism, professional perspectives, self-expression, consumer identity, consumption behavior, audience effects, media production, consumer society

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