Journalism : a very short introduction / Ian Hargreaves.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hargreaves, Ian.

Series:

Very short introductions.

Very short introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages) illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Summary:

Journalism: A Very Short Introduction examines how we get information and the many practical, political, and professional decisions that the journalist has to make. It argues that the core principles of ‘freedom of the press’ and the necessity of exposing the truth are as vital today as they ever were. The goals of journalism do not change. Almost everyone reads a newspaper, browses the Internet, listens to the radio, or watches TV. Journalism has an indelible effect on our worldview. Is journalism the ‘first draft of history’ or a dumbing-down of our culture and a glorification of the trivial and intrusive?

Contents:

Introduction: The Paradox of power

Born free: a brief history of news media

Big brother: journalism and the altered state

The first casualty: journalists at war

Star-struck: journalism as entertainment

Up to a point, Lord Copper's: who owns journalists

Hacks v. flaks: journalism and public relations

Murder is my meat: the ethics of journalism

Matt's modem: tomorrow's journalism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-148) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-75287-4

0-19-151751-8

1-4294-5978-6

OCLC:

476258233