Journalism: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Journalism: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192806567

ISBN-10: 0192806564

ISBN-13: 9780192806567

Edition: 2005

Authors: Ian Hargreaves

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Almost everyone reads the newspaper, browses the Internet, listens to the radio or watches TV. Journalism has an indelible effect on our worldview--from the fight against global terrorism to the American presidential elections, celebrity scandal to the latest environmental coups. Hargreaves uses his unique position within the media to examine how we get this information and the many practical, political and professional decisions that the journalist has to make, as part of theprocess of delivering that information to us.Is journalism the 'first draft of history' or a dumbing-down of our culture and a glorification of the trivial and intrusive? In this intriguing book Ian Hargreaves argues…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English




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