The Glasgow Media Group Reader, Vol. I: News Content, Langauge and Visuals

by John Eldridge

Overview

This first volume of clasic articles by the Glasgow University Media Group focuses on issues of news content, language and the role of visual images in news reporting. It also includes an introduction to the Group's work by John Eldridge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415127295
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/16/1995
Series:	Communication and Society Series
Pages:	412
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	17 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

1: Introduction: that was the world that was; 2: ‘III news comes often on the back of worse‘ *; I: Selections from previous volumes by the glasgow university media group (1976–85); 3: Reviewing the news *; 4: Measuring the news; 5: Contours of coverage *; 6: News talk; 7: News visuals *; 8: Case studies *; 9: The current affairs prism *; 10: Ritual tasks *; Coda‘isn't the news terrible?' * raymond williams