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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779364803321

Autore

Ginneken Jaap van <1943->

Titolo

Understanding global news [[electronic resource] ] : a critical introduction / / Jaap van Ginneken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 1998

ISBN

1-4462-6617-6

1-4462-1795-7

1-283-88051-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 239 p.) : ill., facsims., maps

Disciplina

070.1

Soggetti

Press

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-234) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - What is News, and What is 'Nothing New'?; Chapter 3 - Which are the World's Most Influential Media?; Chapter 4 - Who are Journalists and How do They Work?; Chapter 5 - Who Gets to Speak in the World News?; Chapter 6 - When Does Something Become World News?; Chapter 7 - Where does World News Come From?; Chapter 8 - How are News Messages Formulated?; Chapter 9 - How do Images Come About?; Chapter 10 - What Effects do the Media Have?; Chapter 11 - Conclusion: us, We and Them; Appendix: Studying Global Media; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Using the enormous number of available examples and a range of theoretical perspectives, the author demonstrates the ways in which the news media are able to manipulate an individual's perception of the world.