Hidden agendas : how journalists influence the news / Lydia Miljan and Barry Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miljan, Lydia, 1963-

Contributor:

Cooper, Barry, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--Objectivity--Canada.

Journalism.

Journalism--Objectivity.

Journalists.

Journalism--Political aspects.

Canada.

Journalism--Political aspects--Canada.

Journalists--Canada--Attitudes.

Physical Description:

xii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2003]

Summary:

In our news-hungry society, journalists have become celebrities and, often, political proxies. To a large degree, our world is shaped by their commentaries on everything from war to health care and trade. Hidden Agendas is a noholds-barred expose of how reporters' opinions shape the information that we consider news. Focusing primarily on the political orientation of journalists, Miljan and Cooper investigate the link between what journalists believe about politics and how they report political issues. Using data gathered from interviews with over 800 Canadians and some 270 journalists, the book arrives at the controversial conclusion that journalists, more so than media owners, are the architects of news, engineering not only its drama but also its ideological thrust.

Contents:

Part 1 Context

1 Why Journalists? 3

2 Why the News? 24

3 Agents of Control or Agents of Change? 47

Part 2 Data

4 Who Staff Canada's Media? 67

5 The Newsroom and Content Analysis 95

Part 3 Issues

6 Economic Issues 107

7 Partition of Quebec 138

8 The Courts and Social Issues 145

9 Findings in a Shifting Mediascape 167

Appendix B Content Analysis Variables 186.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-201) and index.

ISBN:

077481019X :

0774810203

OCLC:

52623484