Responsible Drone Journalism

by Astrid Gynnild (Editor), Turo Uskali (Editor)

Overview

Camera drones provide unique visual perspectives and add new dimensions to storytelling and accountability in journalism. Simultaneously, the rapidly expanding uses of drones as advanced sensor platforms raise new legislative, ethical and transparency issues.

Responsible Drone Journalism investigates the opportunities and dilemmas of using drones for journalistic purposes in a global perspective. Drawing on a framework of responsible research and innovation (RRI), the book explores responsible drone journalism from multiple perspectives, including new cultures of learning, flying in lower airspace, drone education and concerns about autonomous agents and big data surveillance.

By widening the discussion of drone journalism, the book is ideal for journalism teachers and students, as well as politicians, lawmakers, drone developers and citizens with an interest in the responsible use of camera drones.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351671811
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/19/2018
Series:	Disruptions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Astrid Gynnild is Professor and Principal Investigator of the ViSmedia project at the University of Bergen, Norway. She is also Head of the Journalism Program, Department of Information Science and Media Studies, at the University of Bergen. Gynnild has published widely in the field of journalism innovation, creativity and new visual technologies.

Turo Uskali is Senior Research Scholar and heads the Journalism Program, Department of Language and Communication Studies, at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Uskali has published internationally over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters focusing on innovations in journalism.

Table of Contents

1. What is responsible drone journalism?

Astrid Gynnild and Turo Uskali

2. The first wave of drone journalism: From activism tool to global game changer

Astrid Gynnild and Turo Uskali

3. Dronalism, newsgathering protection, and day-to-day norms

David Goldberg

4. Transparency or surveillance?　Dilemmas of piloting autonomous agents

Deborah G. Johnson and Astrid Gynnild

5. Drones, teaching and the explorative player-coach

Turo Uskali and Astrid Gynnild

6. Taking risks with drones: Responsible innovation pedagogy for media education

Lars Nyre, Frode Guribye and Astrid Gynnild

7. Three scenarios of responsible drone journalism

Turo Uskali and Astrid Gynnild

Editorial Reviews

"With drones an everyday feature of life, this accessible book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the challenges posed by the arrival of robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous agents in journalism. Astrid Gynnild and Turo Uskali’s engaging book considers the fundamental ethical, politico-legal (e.g., privacy) and socio-technical (e.g., surveillance) factors and contexts leading to the emergence and uses of responsible drone journalism. This book offers a useful framework to think about responsible research and innovation in media." - Valerie Belair-Gagnon, Director, Minnesota Journalism Center, University of Minnesota, USA

"With drones an everyday feature of life, this accessible book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the challenges posed by the arrival of robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous agents in journalism. Astrid Gynnild and Turo Uskali’s engaging book considers the fundamental ethical, politico-legal (e.g., privacy) and socio-technical (e.g., surveillance) factors and contexts leading to the emergence and uses of responsible drone journalism. This book offers a useful framework to think about responsible research and innovation in media." - Valerie Belair-Gagnon, Director, Minnesota Journalism Center, University of Minnesota, USA

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