The Known World of Broadcast News: International News and the Electronic Media

ISBN-13: 9781138416208 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Stanley Baran

Opis

A comprehensive empirical and theoretical study of broadcast news throughout the world, which examines the effects of syndication and questions whether this fiercely competitive business satisfies the democratic demands of its audience.

Recenzje

`This book is a disturbing insight into worldwide news and how it is selected.' - Press and Journal

Spis treści

1 A day in the life of the world 2 Broadcast news in the USA: turmoil, realignment, and restructuring of the traditional operators 3 The traditional news broadcasters in Britain: new establishments fighting older institutions 4 Medium-sized traditional operators in Europe: the example of broadcast news in Sweden 5 Challenging the traditional broadcasters: new players in the news game 6 The international news broadcasters: information, disinformation, and improvised truth 7 Meeting the elephant: broadcast news views the World 8 Which news and why? Understanding the forces that shape the news, Epilogue: What will we know? What should we know? Comparing broadcast news to developments in other media sectors, Postscript: A challenge to European traditions of broadcasting

O autorze

Roger Wallis is BBC correspondent in Sweden, a journalist for Swedish radio, and a frequent contributor to National Public Radio in the US. He has covered news-making events all over the world. He is also currently completing a PhD in Mass Communications at Gothenberg University, Sweden. Stanley Baran is Head of the Theatre Arts Department, at San Jose State University, in the US. He has published numerous books and articles on the effects of the media.