News: The Politics of Illusion* NEW! Four broad new themes that have redefined both the news business and news audiences in recent years are woven throughout the new edition: the decline of mass media and the fragmentation of the mass news audience; the rise of strategic communication and new technologies of audience targeting; the rise of news negativity; and the news reform movement. * NEW! An expanded, more comprehensive Chapter 1 replaces the introduction of the previous edition. The new Chapter 1 gives students a better introduction to the books organization and approach. * NEW! Thoroughly updated information on new technologies helps students better comprehend the dizzying changes occurring in the communication environment and how they are affecting the news business and news audiences. * NEW! Access to authors own website where students can find lists of web links provides students with resources so they can explore topics in greater depth. http: //faculty.washington.edu/bennett/ * Case Studies: These analyses focus on particular events to help students apply concepts to examples from real life. * Quotations from famous politicians and writers: These quotations engage student interest at the beginning o |
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Page 149
... gotcha " games with personalities in the news . If the American news media were state - controlled or noncompetitive , it would be easy to excuse reporters for passing along without comment the political messages in news events . But ...
... gotcha " games with personalities in the news . If the American news media were state - controlled or noncompetitive , it would be easy to excuse reporters for passing along without comment the political messages in news events . But ...
Page 150
... gotcha " was point enough in the news game . This chapter explores why so much journalism falls into these two broad cate- gories of reporting the official lines of the day and then playing personal gotcha games , often with the same ...
... gotcha " was point enough in the news game . This chapter explores why so much journalism falls into these two broad cate- gories of reporting the official lines of the day and then playing personal gotcha games , often with the same ...
Page 207
... gotcha journalism may have the effect of undermining the very essence of news objectivity . No matter how much journalists dedicate themselves to the ideal ( by whatever name it goes ) , the legitimacy of the news may suffer under the ...
... gotcha journalism may have the effect of undermining the very essence of news objectivity . No matter how much journalists dedicate themselves to the ideal ( by whatever name it goes ) , the legitimacy of the news may suffer under the ...
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