Journalism Today

A Themed History

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Av Jane L. Chapman, Nick Nuttall, Chapman, Jane L Chapman

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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 today’s news in print, broadcast, and new mediaSituates journalism in a rich cultural context with lively examples and case studies that bring the subject alive for contemporary readersProvides a comparative analysis of American, British, and international journalismHelpful feature boxes on important figures and case studies enhance student understanding of the development of journalism and news as we know it today, providing a convenient springboard for follow-up work.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-04-05
Mått160 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt662 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781405179539

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JANE L. CHAPMAN is Professor of Communications at the University of Lincoln and visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge and University College Dublin School of History. Her books include Issues in Contemporary Documentary (2009), Broadcast Journalism: A Critical Introduction (with Marie Kinsey, 2008), Documentary in Practice (2007), and the best-selling Comparative Media History (2005).NICK NUTTALL is senior lecturer and MA program leader at the University of Lincoln School of Journalism. He worked for many years in East Africa, the Middle East, and Cyprus, writing on travel and communication issues. He has authored a chapter on Truman Capote and New Journalism for The Journalistic Imagination (2007) as well as a chapter on investigative journalism for The Newspapers Handbook (2006).

Preface: How To Use the Book and Summary of Sections viiiAcknowledgments xivIntroduction: The Uses and Abuses of History: Why Bother With It ? 1Part I: Journalism and Democracy: A Sibling Rivalry? 131 A Right To Know 15Résumé: Walter Lippmann 19Résumés: The Founding Fathers 23FactFile: The Development of Rights and Liberties 262 The Road Not Taken 30Résumé: Tom Paine 35FactFile: Anthony Haswell and Freedom of the Press 38Résumé: Edward Smith Hall – An Australian Pioneer 41FactFile: Habermas and the Changing Public Sphere 44FactFile: The Lincoln–Douglas Debates 483 Digging the Dirt 55Résumé: Lincoln Steffens 59Résumé: S. S. McClure 60Résumé: John Dewey 66Résumé: Henry Luce 704 Spinning a Good Yarn and Developing Community 75FactFile: The Pseudo-Event 82Résumé: Ivy Lee 85Résumé: Edward Bernays 86FactFile: Neoliberalism’s Threat to Community 88Part II: Technology, Work, and Business: Is Journalism More Than Just a Job? 975 Changing Roles in a Changing World 99FactFile: The Cold Type Revolution 101Résumé: Lord Beaverbrook 104Résumé: Charles Dana 107Résumé: William Cobbett 110Résumé: John Stuart Mill 1116 A New Journalism For A New Age 120Résumé: Joseph Pulitzer 121Résumé: Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe 123Résumé: E. L. Godkin 126FactFile: Appeal to Reason 132FactFile: Ida M. Tarbell and Standard Oil 1347 He Who Pays The Piper 140FactFile: Advertising, Class, and the Daily Herald 142FactFile: Forza Italia 143FactFile: The Broadcast Reform Movement, 1928-35 149FactFile: Edward R. Murrow and See It Now 1518 A Power Worth Fighting For 160FactFile: Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation 162FactFile: Cable News Network and the "CNN Effect" 164Part III: Ethics: A Matter of Judgment? 1739 Private and Confidential? 175FactFile: Privacy Codes in the United States 183FactFile: Privacy Codes in Great Britain 18510 Fakes, Rakes, and "On The Take" 200FactFile: Faking It 210Part IV: Audience: Citizen Consumer or Consumer Citizen? 21911 Finding an Audience 221FactFile: News Values 225FactFile: Joe and Jolene Sixpack 231Résumé: George Newnes 239Résumé: C. P. Scott and the Manchester Guardian 24212 How Audiences Rewrote the Script 247FactFile: La Fronde 253FactFile: Le Petit Journal 256FactFile: Audience Reaction to W. T. Stead's "Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon" 26513 Watching and Listening 272FactFile: Leo Lowenthal and Celebrity "Idols" 276FactFile: Measuring the Audience 281Résumé: Marshall McLuhan 286Part V: Conclusion: A Future History 29714 Paper Tigers? 299Résumé: Paul Julius Reuter 303FactFile: The "Net Benefit to Canada" Test 306Index 317

"This book is a useful resource for classrooms, bringing together material on issues such as journalism's place in the liberal-democratic ideal, the histories of taxes, content and circulation, news values, audience analysis studies and media economies . . . This is a useful addition to a reading list." (Media International Australia, 2012)"Journalism students and practicing journalists will want to read this book. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-and upper-division undergraduates, technical students, professionals, general readers." (Choice, 1 September 2011)