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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784491003321

Autore

Hess Stephen

Titolo

Through their eyes [[electronic resource] ] : foreign correspondents in the United States / / Stephen Hess

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2006

ISBN

9786610812752

1-280-81275-3

0-8157-3582-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Newswork ; ; 6

Disciplina

070.4/332097309048

Soggetti

Foreign correspondents

Foreign news

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Guide : the nature of this study and where it fits in the newswork series -- Context : what may or may not appear in the world's media -- Then : what we know about foreign correspondents in America, 1955-88 -- Who they are -- Patterns : some findings, 1999-2003 -- Irregulars : the other foreign correspondents -- Hollywood : a subject the world loves -- In America : it's not like being in any other country -- How they work -- Time : adjusting to deadliness around the world -- Contact : whereby the home office gains on foreign correspondents -- Access : who sees whom, when, and why -- Help : foreign correspondents as clients of the U.S. government -- Borrowed news and the Internet : where correspondents turn for information -- What they report -- One day : the stories and the categories that they fit in -- Now : what we know about foreign correspondents in America, the present.

Sommario/riassunto

"Drawing on personal interviews and original survey research, reveals the mindset of foreign correspondents posted in the United States from a wide range of countries, and examines how foreign reporting has changed over the past 20 years"--Provided by publisher.