Dimensions
170 x 224 x 15mm
In what ways do the news media reproduce the social divisions and hierarchies of modern societies? Can journalists be objective in their reporting? How did the conventions of objective reporting become established in the first place? How do people make sense of the news in relation to their everyday life? Is journalism a form of popular culture?
This book provides a rich and lively discussion, full of insights into the changing forms, practices, institutions and audiences of journalism. Its fresh engagement with a wide-ranging number of issues, together with the use of thought-provoking examples, offers the reader a comprehensive assessment of different critical approaches to the news media on both sides of the Atlantic.
This book begins with an historical consideration of the rise of objective reporting in newspaper, radio and televisual journalism. It goes on to explore the way news is produced, its textual conventions as a genre of disclosure, and its negotiation by the reader, listener or viewer as part of everyday life. Attention then turns to address the cultural dynamics of sexism and racism as they shape different instances of news coverage. Finally, the book examines ongoing debates about the status of journalism as a form of popular culture.
Suitable for undergraduate students and postgraduate researchers in cultural studies, media studies, sociology, journalism, politics, criminology and the history of media.
