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Journalism today : a themed history / by Jane L. Chapman and Nick Nuttall.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 338 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781444395372
  • 1444395378
  • 9781444395358
  • 1444395351
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Journalism today.DDC classification:
  • 070.09 22
LOC classification:
  • PN4815 .C43 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Journalism and Democracy. Part Introduction -- A Right to Know -- The Road not Taken -- Digging the Dirt -- Spinning a Good Yarn and Developing Community -- Technology, Work, and Business: Is Journalism more than Just a Job?. Part Introduction -- Changing Roles in a Changing World -- A New Journalism for a New Age -- He Who Pays the Piper -- A Power Worth Fighting for -- Ethics: A Matter of Judgment?. Part Introduction -- Private and Confidential? -- Fakes, Rakes, and 'On the take' -- Audience: Citizen Consumer or Consumer Citizen?. Part Introduction -- Finding an Audience -- How Audiences Rewrote the Script -- Watching and Listening -- Conclusion: A Future History. Part Introduction -- Paper Tigers? -- Index.
Summary: Journalism Today: A Themed History provides a cultural approach to journalism's history through the exploration of overarching concepts, as opposed to a typical chronological overview. Rich with illuminating stories and biographies of key figures, it sheds new light on the relationship between the press and society and how each has shaped the other. Thematic study of the history of journalism, examining the role of journalism in democracy, the influence of new technology, the challenge of balancing ethical values, and the role of the audienceCharts the influence of the historical press for toda.
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Journalism and Democracy. Part Introduction -- A Right to Know -- The Road not Taken -- Digging the Dirt -- Spinning a Good Yarn and Developing Community -- Technology, Work, and Business: Is Journalism more than Just a Job?. Part Introduction -- Changing Roles in a Changing World -- A New Journalism for a New Age -- He Who Pays the Piper -- A Power Worth Fighting for -- Ethics: A Matter of Judgment?. Part Introduction -- Private and Confidential? -- Fakes, Rakes, and 'On the take' -- Audience: Citizen Consumer or Consumer Citizen?. Part Introduction -- Finding an Audience -- How Audiences Rewrote the Script -- Watching and Listening -- Conclusion: A Future History. Part Introduction -- Paper Tigers? -- Index.

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Journalism Today: A Themed History provides a cultural approach to journalism's history through the exploration of overarching concepts, as opposed to a typical chronological overview. Rich with illuminating stories and biographies of key figures, it sheds new light on the relationship between the press and society and how each has shaped the other. Thematic study of the history of journalism, examining the role of journalism in democracy, the influence of new technology, the challenge of balancing ethical values, and the role of the audienceCharts the influence of the historical press for toda.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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