People in the News, 1996
Author: David Brownstone
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Published: 1996-05
Total Pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9780028602790
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: David Brownstone
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Published: 1996-05
Total Pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9780028602790
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Joseph E. Uscinski
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2014-02-03
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 0814762875
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Uncovers the surprising cause behind the recent rise of fake news In an ideal world, journalists act selflessly and in the public interest regardless of the financial consequences. However, in reality, news outlets no longer provide the most important and consequential stories to audiences; instead, news producers adjust news content in response to ratings, audience demographics, and opinion polls. While such criticisms of the news media are widely shared, few can agree on the causes of poor news quality. The People’s News argues that the incentives in the American free market drive news outlets to report news that meets audience demands, rather than democratic ideals. In short, audiences’ opinions drive the content that so often passes off as “the news.” The People’s News looks at news not as a type of media but instead as a commodity bought and sold on the market, comparing unique measures of news content to survey data from a wide variety of sources. Joseph Uscinski’s rigorous analysis shows news firms report certain issues over others—not because audiences need to know them, but rather, because of market demands. Uscinski also demonstrates that the influence of market demands also affects the business of news, prohibiting journalists from exercising independent judgment and determining the structure of entire news markets as well as firm branding. Ultimately, the results of this book indicate profit-motives often trump journalistic and democratic values. The findings also suggest that the media actively responds to audiences, thus giving the public control over their own information environment. Uniting the study of media effects and media content, The People’s News presents a powerful challenge to our ideas of how free market media outlets meet our standards for impartiality and public service.
Author: David Brownstone
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Published: 1996-11
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780028645254
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Includes biographies on 400 amateur and professional sports stars, coaches, broadcasters and journalists, hall-of-famers, recently deceased, and other sports-related figures. Biographical entries include a description of the person's role in sports in 1995/1996, a concise career summary, and a brief descriptive summary. 75 percent of the entries include a photograph. Two indexes are provided--one arranged alphabetically by name and the other by occupation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: David Hugh Weaver
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780805821369
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: William A. Hachten
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 1135607907
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book looks at criticisms of the journalism profession and evaluates many of the changes in journalism--both positive and negative. In addition, it suggests what the many changes mean for this nation and indeed for the world at large, as American journalism--its methods and standards--has markedly influenced the way many millions overseas receive news and view their world. Based on author William Hachten's 50-year involvement with newspapers and journalism education, The Troubles of Journalism serves as a realistic examination of the profession, and is appropriate for upper-level un.
Author: Eesha Williams
Publisher: Eesha Williams
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 1878585630
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Byron Reeves
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications
Published: 1996-09-13
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9781575860527
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →According to popular wisdom, humans never relate to a computer or a television program in the same way they relate to another human being. Or do they? The psychological and sociological complexities of the relationship could be greater than you think. In an extraordinary revision of received wisdom, Byron Reeves and Clifford Nass demonstrate convincingly in The Media Equation that interactions with computers, television, and new communication technologies are identical to real social relationships and to the navigation of real physical spaces. Using everyday language, the authors explain their novel ideas in a way that will engage general readers with an interest in cutting-edge research at the intersection of psychology, communication and computer technology. The result is an accessible summary of exciting ideas for modern times. As Bill Gates says, '(they) ... have shown us some amazing things'.
Author: Robert J. Art
Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9781929223442
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"As Robert Art makes clear in a groundbreaking conclusion, those results have been mixed at best. Art dissects the uneven performance of coercive diplomacy and explains why it has sometimes worked and why it has more often failed."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: David P. Kalat
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1998-07-15
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 1580630219
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first and only full-length companion to this Emmy Award-winning TV police drama features a detailed history behind the creation and development of the series, biographies of the starring and supporting casts, season-by-season episode guides, and much more. 30 photos.