Journalism in Britain : a historical introduction / by Martin Conboy.

By:

Conboy, Martin

Material type: Text

TextLos Angeles : SAGE, 2011Description: ix, 230 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9781847874955 :

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LOC classification:

PN5114 .C663 2011

Summary: This book teaches students that essential historical literacy, providing a full overview of how changes in the ownership, emphasis, and technologies of journalism in Britain have been motivated by social, economic, and cultural shifts among readerships and markets. Covering journalism's enduring questions - political coverage, the influence of advertising, the sensationalization of news coverage, the popular market and the economic motives of the owners of newspapers - this book is a comprehensive, articulate, and rich account of how the mediascape of modern Britain has been shaped.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-220) and index.

This book teaches students that essential historical literacy, providing a full overview of how changes in the ownership, emphasis, and technologies of journalism in Britain have been motivated by social, economic, and cultural shifts among readerships and markets. Covering journalism's enduring questions - political coverage, the influence of advertising, the sensationalization of news coverage, the popular market and the economic motives of the owners of newspapers - this book is a comprehensive, articulate, and rich account of how the mediascape of modern Britain has been shaped.

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