Product Description

News: A Reader sets out to provide students with an introduction to some of the key theoretical debates within the field of the sociology of news and journalism. It includes many of the accepted classics together with more recent pieces that address contemporary debates. The Reader brings out the diversity of work on the analysis of news and indicates the points at which arguments have led to new directions and paradigms. All the pieces in the book have been carefully edited. The essence of each work is has been captured in extracts that maintain their integrity to readers unfamiliar with the evolution of this field of research.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38815 in Books
• Published on: 1999-10-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

David Deacon, Loughborough University
""An extremely well organised reader, containing a highly judicious selection of experts from various classic studies of news production. An indispensible teaching resource in this area"

Review
"An extremely well organised reader, containing a highly judicious selection of experts from various classic studies of news production. An indispensible teaching resource in this area" David Deacon, Loughborough University

"Good range of articles, covering wide variety of issues. Great for introducing attributes", Clarissa Smith, Falmouth College of Arts

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""Good range of articles, covering wide variety of issues. Great for introducing attributes", Clarissa Smith, Falmouth College of Arts"