An introductory text that provides an overview of the "mediasphere," Media and Journalism: New Approaches to Theory and Practice, Second Edition, demonstrates how understanding media can inform a student's knowledge of journalism—and how understanding journalism can inform a student's knowledge of media.
Drawing on current theories of the media, authors Jason Bainbridge, Nicola Goc, and Liz Tynan integrate media theory with journalistic practice, providing students with practical instruction in how to write journalistic pieces.
This book is divided into six parts, with the focus becoming progressively broader—from journalism and news writing, to the contexts in which they operate, to the larger mediasphere, to the media industries themselves, and finally to the contexts in which these industries function. This organization encourages students to follow the flow of information and ideas from news production through to dissemination and negotiation, revealing how important journalism and media studies are to each other.
FEATURES
* Offers a blend of contemporary and classic case studies (e.g., Iraqi blogging and the War of the Worlds radio broadcast), providing students with a wide range of perspectives
* "Tools" sections at the end of each Part provide students with practical insights into interviewing, writing feature articles and media releases, and textual analysis, also highlighting key points
* Key terms: Mediasphere—thousands of texts connected to each other in subtle and obvious ways
Foreword
Introduction
PART 1: INTRODUCING MEDIA AND JOURNALISM
1. The Public Sphere
2. The First Mass Medium
3. The Fourth (or Fifth) Estate
4. The Elements of Writing
Case study 1: The Battle for a Free Press in Colonial Australia
Tool 1: Print Media and Broadcast Interviews
PART 2: MEDIA INSTITUTIONS
5. Radio: The Tribal Drum
6. Film: The Seventh Art
7. Television: The Zoo -
8. Public Relations: Spin Cycle
Case study 2: Spinning the War: How PR Made the First Gulf War
Tool 2: How to conduct a media conference
PART 3: MEDIA ANALYSIS
9. Media Texts
10. Audiences and Representations
11. Celebrity
Case study 3: The Public Right to Know
Tool 3: Textual Analysis and Media Research
PART 4: MAKING NEWS
12. News Values and News Culture
13. Broadcast News: Keep It Simple
14. Sub-editing, News Language and Convention
15. Specialist Reporting: Doing the Rounds
Case study 4: Dirty Deeds: Uncovering Maralinga
Tool 4: Writing Features
PART 5: FRAMEWORKS AND SOCIAL CONTEXTS
16. Ethics in Communication
17. Media Practice, Industry Change and the Law
18. The New Media Environment
19. Convergence
20. Postmodernity
Case study 5: The 'New' Journalism and Blogging on the World Wide Web
Tool 5: New Media
Conclusion: The View from Here
Overview
An introductory text that provides an overview of the "mediasphere," Media and Journalism: New Approaches to Theory and Practice, Second Edition, demonstrates how understanding media can inform a student's knowledge of journalism—and how understanding journalism can inform a student's knowledge of media.
Drawing on current theories of the media, authors Jason Bainbridge, Nicola Goc, and Liz Tynan integrate media theory with journalistic ...