Global news : perspectives on the information age / edited by Tony Silvia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silvia, Tony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting of news.

Radio journalism.

Electronic journals.

Journalism.

Physical Description:

xx, 199 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Instructors, undergraduate, and graduate students in journalism and mass communications, media professionals, and international audiences will benefit from Silvia's examination of the powerful influences of the news media on our social, political, and cultural climates. The book is a collection of 16 essays by prestigious practitioners in the field. The essays are conveniently grouped into four sections of Global News in the International Marketplace, Cultural Values, the Reporting Process and the Future. All forms of media are represented: newspapers, wire services, radio/television, and the Internet.

Contents:

Introduction: Toward a Definition of Global News / Tony Silvia 3

Part I. Global News in the International Marketplace

1 Coverage, Competition, and Credibility: The CNN International Standard / Don Flournoy 15

2 CNN: The Origins of the 24-hour, International News Cycle, An Interview with Tom Johnson / Tony Silvia 45

3 Producing and Marketing News for the International Audience / Kevin Noblet 53

4 American News, Global Audience / Janos Horvat 65

Part II. Global News and Cultural Values

5 The Role of Cultural Values in Determining What Is News / Corey Flintoff 75

6 News Through Alien Filrers: The Impact of Imported News on a Small Nation / Paul Norris 85

7 Visual Information in Egyptian Television News: A Cross-cultural Influence / Hussein Amin 101

8 News on a Global Frequency: Fusing Contrasting Cultures in Radio News / Tony Kahn 113

Part III. Global News and the Reporting Process

9 Journalism: It's as Easy as ABC / Ted Koppel 127

10 New Wars, New Correspondents / Stacy Sullivan 135

11 Global News, Changing Views: Economy, Fall of Communism Shift Media Priorities / Alvin Shuster 141

12 Business News and International Reporting / Richard Lambert 147

Part IV. Global News and the Future

13 Instant News Across Borders: The Computerization of Global Media / Michael D. McKinley 155

14 Rapid Access and the News Consumer: Ethical Aspects of Today's Technology / Tony Silvia 165

15 The Future of News in Eastern Europe: A Study of Promise and Potential / Bailey Barash, Ioana Avadani 177

16 Bridging the Digital Divide: Leading the Disenfranchised into the Information Age / Allison Davis 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813802563

OCLC:

45505856