"An extremely well organised reader, containing a highly judicious selection of experts from various classic studies of news production. An indispensible teaching resource in this area" David Deacon, Loughborough University
"Good range of articles, covering wide variety of issues. Great for introducing attributes", Clarissa Smith, Falmouth College of Arts
News: A Reader sets out to provide students with an introduction to some of the key theoretical debates within the field of the sociology of news and journalism. It includes many of the accepted classics together with more recent pieces that address contemporary debates. The Reader brings out the diversity of work on the analysis of news and indicates the points at which arguments have led to new directions and paradigms. All the pieces in the book have been carefully edited. The essence of each work is has been captured in extracts that maintain their integrity to readers unfamiliar with the evolution of this field of research.
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News: A Reader sets out to provide students with an introduction to some of the key theoretical debates within the field of the sociology of news and journalism. It includes many of the accepted classics together with more recent pieces that address contemporary debates, carefully edited to bring out the essence of each work without losing its integrity.
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Introduction ; Part I: Definitions of News ; Part II: Production of News ; Part III: Economics of News ; Part IV: Sources of News ; Part V: Objectivity and Ideology of News ; Index
'Indispensable for both undergraduates and inquiring practitioners, News: A Reader is a comprehensive introduction to the major themes and authorities, balancing classic texts by giants such as Walter Lippmann and Herbert J. Gans with more recent scholars from both sides of the Atlantic.' THES May 2000
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Presents the key theoretical debates within the sociology of news and journalism
Fully up-to-date, presenting accepted classics with recent work
Thirty-nine extracts, carefully-edited to maintain their essence and integrity
Fifty contributors, including Daniel Boorstin, Noam Chomsky, and Stuart Hall
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Howard Tumber is Professor of Sociology and Dean of the School of Social and Human Sciences at City University, London
Presents the key theoretical debates within the sociology of news and journalism
Fully up-to-date, presenting accepted classics with recent work
Thirty-nine extracts, carefully-edited to maintain their essence and integrity
Fifty contributors, including Daniel Boorstin, Noam Chomsky, and Stuart Hall
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780198742319
Publisert
1999
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
657 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
157 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
432
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