Jane L. Chapman, Nick Nuttall

Journalism Today (eBook, ePUB)

A Themed History

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 audience * Charts the influence of the historical press for today's news in print, broadcast, and new media * Situates journalism in a rich cultural context with lively examples and case studies that bring the subject alive for contemporary readers * Provides a comparative analysis of American, British, and international journalism * Helpful 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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444395365
• Artikelnr.: 38308932

Autorenporträt

Jane L. Chapman is Professor of Communications at University of Lincoln School of Journalism and visiting Fellow at Cambridge University 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). Her research interests include press history and the media's relationship to women and indigenous minorities. 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 latest edition of The Newspapers Handbook (2006). His research interests include New Journalism, press history, and the gonzo journalism of Hunter S. Thompson.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: How To Use the Book and Summary of Sections viii
Acknowledgments xiv
Introduction: The Uses and Abuses of History: Why Bother With It ? 1
Part I: Journalism and Democracy: A Sibling Rivalry? 13
1 A Right To Know 15
Résumé: Walter Lippmann 19
Résumés: The Founding Fathers 23
FactFile: The Development of Rights and Liberties 26
2 The Road Not Taken 30
Résumé: Tom Paine 35
FactFile: Anthony Haswell and Freedom of the Press 38
Résumé: Edward Smith Hall - An Australian Pioneer 41
FactFile: Habermas and the Changing Public Sphere 44
FactFile: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates 48
3 Digging the Dirt 55
Résumé: Lincoln Steffens 59
Résumé: S. S. McClure 60
Résumé: John Dewey 66
Résumé: Henry Luce 70
4 Spinning a Good Yarn and Developing Community 75
FactFile: The Pseudo-Event 82
Résumé: Ivy Lee 85
Résumé: Edward Bernays 86
FactFile: Neoliberalism's Threat to Community 88
Part II: Technology, Work, and Business: Is Journalism More Than Just a
Job? 97
5 Changing Roles in a Changing World 99
FactFile: The Cold Type Revolution 101
Résumé: Lord Beaverbrook 104
Résumé: Charles Dana 107
Résumé: William Cobbett 110
Résumé: John Stuart Mill 111
6 A New Journalism For A New Age 120
Résumé: Joseph Pulitzer 121
Résumé: Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe 123
Résumé: E. L. Godkin 126
FactFile: Appeal to Reason 132
FactFile: Ida M. Tarbell and Standard Oil 134
7 He Who Pays The Piper 140
FactFile: Advertising, Class, and the Daily Herald 142
FactFile: Forza Italia 143
FactFile: The Broadcast Reform Movement, 1928-35 149
FactFile: Edward R. Murrow and See It Now 151
8 A Power Worth Fighting For 160
FactFile: Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation 162
FactFile: Cable News Network and the "CNN Effect" 164
Part III: Ethics: A Matter of Judgment? 173
9 Private and Confidential? 175
FactFile: Privacy Codes in the United States 183
FactFile: Privacy Codes in Great Britain 185
10 Fakes, Rakes, and "On The Take" 200
FactFile: Faking It 210
Part IV: Audience: Citizen Consumer or Consumer Citizen? 219
11 Finding an Audience 221
FactFile: News Values 225
FactFile: Joe and Jolene Sixpack 231
Résumé: George Newnes 239
Résumé: C. P. Scott and the Manchester Guardian 242
12 How Audiences Rewrote the Script 247
FactFile: La Fronde 253
FactFile: Le Petit Journal 256
FactFile: Audience Reaction to W. T. Stead's "Maiden Tribute of Modern
Babylon" 265
13 Watching and Listening 272
FactFile: Leo Lowenthal and Celebrity "Idols" 276
FactFile: Measuring the Audience 281
Résumé: Marshall McLuhan 286
Part V: Conclusion: A Future History 297
14 Paper Tigers? 299
Résumé: Paul Julius Reuter 303
FactFile: The "Net Benefit to Canada" Test 306
Index 317

Rezensionen

"This book is a useful resource for classrooms, bringingtogether material on issues such as journalism's place in theliberal-democratic ideal, the histories of taxes, content andcirculation, news values, audience analysis studies and mediaeconomies . . . This is a useful addition to a reading list." (Media International Australia, 2012)

"Journalism students and practicing journalists will want toread this book. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-and upper-divisionundergraduates, technical students, professionals, generalreaders." (Choice, 1 September 2011)"An invaluable book forintegration of recent developments into media history; brilliantlylinks past and present, journalism and society through exploringpersonalization, globalization, localization, pauperization ashallmarks of modern journalism."

HazelDicken-Garcia, Professor Emerita, University ofMinnesota

"JaneChapman and Nick Nuttall have written an introduction to journalismthat is highly original and provocative. It is well worth readingand should be mandatory for anyone with an interest in thesubject."

Robert W. McChesney, co-author, The Death and Life of AmericanJournalism