Introduction

Transnational journalism history acknowledges that cultural forms are produced and exchanged across borders. It focuses on the interactions between agents, ideas, innovations, norms, and social and cultural practices that extend beyond national boundaries. Moreover, it studies how these interactions impact the incorporation and adaption of new ideas, concepts, and practices into national frameworks. By moving back and forth between the national and transnational level, the connective and dialectic nature of these movements is emphasized. Transnational journalism history thus treats the nation as only one level or context among a range of others, instead of being the primary frame for analysis. Focusing on theoretical explorations and concrete case studies of the transfer of journalistic innovations, this Companion makes a compelling plea for analyzing journalism history as a transnational phenomenon. As such, it will be a useful resource for scholars and students who want to understand journalism beyond national contexts. Moreover, it fills a gap in the current offering of textbooks, edited collections, and monographs.