Kategoria BISAC: Language Arts & Disciplines >> Journalism

This 1993 annual volume, edited by Michael Harris, represents the continuation of the "Journal of Newspaper and Periodical History." Annual volumes will continue to offer important studies about the history of newspapers and periodicals around the world. This 1993 volume contains a particularly interesting range of material covering a broad chronological and geographical span along with a valuable bibliography of new works in newspaper and periodical history. This annual also provides reviews of new books of note and notices and announcements about new programs and works.

This second annual review of international newspaper and periodical history is a further continuation of the "Journal of Newspaper and Periodical History." Michael Harris and Tom O'Malley have brought together a broad collection of perspectives about newspaper and periodical reporting from the 17th to 20th centuries. This annual also describes important sources, gives a succinct annual review of newspaper history, and reviews noteworthy new books in newspaper and periodical history. It is an essential source for historians and teachers of media and communications courses.

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Journalism is the branch of mass communications that provides people with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about issues affecting their personal and public lives. Journalism not only provides news but also presents interpretation, evaluation, and persuasion. Any discussion about journalism requires a common understanding of basic terms and concepts. By defining what journalism is, this book provides the answers to many current questions and debates about the current state of the mass media: What is news? Is journalism concerned with more than news? What are the purposes...

Beginning with the role and responsibilities of the editor, this book discusses editorial outlook, motivation, skills, and policies and procedures that provide guidance for editing. The nature of the workplace, automation, authors and manuscripts, the vital editorial manual, production, and ethics are also covered. Pertinent to editors of journals and newsletters and their contributors, the book is also of value to public and academic libraries; courses in journalism, publishing, and writing; and associations or organizations that publish journals or newsletters.

With their extensive experience in radio production and academica, authors Guy Starkey and Andrew Crisell take readers on a tour through the past, present and future of radio broadcasting, from the infancy of the BBC in the 1920s up to the prospect of rolling news delivered to mobile telephones. Grounding each chapter in a survey of scholarly writing on the radio, they...

The Global Dynamics of News is an attempt to locate the study of news-perhaps the genre best epitomizing the process of media globalization-within contemporary debate about news flow, transnational media-cultures and globalization. This book seeks to fill a considerable gap in the literature on international communication and transnational media studies, which have focused on issues of media culture, especially popular culture while leaving news underexplored. This book is the first of its kind, bringing together both theoretical essays and case studies that are informed by historical and...

• Addresses a wide range of practical issues supported by in-depth examples from the field and critical thinking about photography, journalism, and newsroom...

The Encyclopedia of American Journalism is the only single-volume reference work to explore the history of journalism in the United States in print media, radio, television, and the Internet. This groundbreaking volume documents the integral part that journalism has played in the formation of American culture-with 405 entries ranging in length from 500 to 5,000 words.

Now in paperback, this volume covers key figures and watershed moments in the history of American journalism. The range of entries is vast, covering historical notables such as William Randolph Hearst and...