Social Meanings of News: A Text-Reader - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0761900764 ISBN 13 : 9780761900764

Editeur : SAGE Publications, Inc, 1997

Synopsis

What is news and why does it turn out the way it does? These questions are addressed in this Reader. Classic news studies representing several methodologies and approaches are presented to guide students in their initial exploration into the topics. Berkowitz provides an orientation for a social approach to studying news, departing from the premise that news is a human construction that gains its characteristics through the social world from which it emerges. The first section of readings introduces a theoretical background for analyzing the sections that follow. Each of the eight sections are clearly and concisely introduced by Berkowitz, enabling students to interpret the salient points from and implications of representative articles in the field.

A propos du livre

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

What is news? Why does news turn out like it does? Social Meanings of News takes on these deceptively simple questions through an essential collection of classic and contemporary studies by leaders in the field of mass communication. Rather than applying a journalist¿s viewpoint to answer the questions, the book starts from the premise that news is a human construction shaped by the social world from which it emerges. In order to bridge the book¿s multiple methodologies and varied research approaches, Editor Dan Berkowitz introduces a conceptual scheme based on level of analysis and research paradigm. Each of the following six sections begins with an overview to help the student glean key concepts and understand their implications. The book then closes with an epilogue offering carefully crafted, yet concise examples of how concepts can be applied to study news from a socially-oriented perspective.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761900764
• ISBN 13: 9780761900764
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 549
• Éditeur: Berkowitz Daniel A.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne