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Book Development Journalism  What Next  An Agenda For The Press

Download or read book Development Journalism What Next An Agenda For The Press written by D. V. R. Murthy and published by Kanishka Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Setting the Agenda

    Book Details:
  • Author : Maxwell McCombs
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2013-05-09
  • ISBN : 0745637132
  • Pages : 281 pages

Download or read book Setting the Agenda written by Maxwell McCombs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Setting the Agenda describes the mass media’s significant and sometimes controversial role in determining which topics are at the centre of public attention and action. Although Walter Lippman captured the essence of the media’s powerful influence early in the last century with his phrase, “the world outside and the pictures in our heads,” a detailed, empirical elaboration of this agenda-setting role of the mass media did not begin until the final quarter of the 20th century. In this comprehensive book, Maxwell McCombs, one of the founding fathers of agenda-setting tradition of research, synthesizes the hundreds of scientific studies carried out on this central role of the mass media in the shaping of public opinion. Across the world, the mass media strongly influences what the pictures of public affairs "in our heads" are about. The mass media also influences the very details of those pictures. In addition to describing this media influence on what we think about and how we think about it, Setting the Agenda also discusses the sources of these media agendas, the psychological explanation for their impact on the public agenda, and the subsequent consequences for attitudes, opinions and behaviour.

Book Developing News

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  • Author : Jairo Lugo-Ocando
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2017-02-17
  • ISBN : 1351978454
  • Pages : 261 pages

Download or read book Developing News written by Jairo Lugo-Ocando and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing News sets out to describe how development is articulated in the news and used by newspeople as an analytical category to explain the world. It is about examining development as a discourse that is based on the harmful contrast between the developed and the developing (or the underdeveloped) and that sets the boundaries for what is permissible to say. Jairo Lugo-Ocando and An Nguyen begin by discussing the news coverage of development that emerged as a news category for newspapers and broadcasters after World War II. They move on to examine the way development has been reported by the mainstream media, exploring the rationales and ideologies that determined and continue to define the way the media think about and represent development in the news. In doing so, the authors contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between the news agenda, news sources and the development policies that are set in the centres of power. This book is ideal for those studying and researching and studying issues to do with journalism and the "Third World". It may also be relevant for those students taking courses in global or international journalism, media and democracy, development studies or international politics. Above all, it is an invitation for journalists to rethink their own practice in representing international development and its component.

Book Global Media Ethics

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  • Author : Stephen J. A. Ward
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2013-03-04
  • ISBN : 1405183918
  • Pages : 354 pages

Download or read book Global Media Ethics written by Stephen J. A. Ward and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Media Ethics Global Media Ethics Problems and Perspectives “The book pleads convincingly that news media outlets and practitioners should urgently reconsider their practices and norms in a world gone global and digitally convergent. The various contributions broach the topic from completely different perspectives to create a very stimulating and constructive framework to identify and face the new ethical challenges of journalism and the news media.” François Heinderyckx, Université libre de Bruxelles “News that crosses boundaries of culture and geography means rethinking media ethics. The demands of role, audience, digital transmission, and an industry under fierce economic pressure require the insightful approach to ethical thinking this volume provides. From theory to practice, this book has something for scholars and professionals alike.” Lee Wilkins, Journal of Mass Media Ethics Global Media Ethics is a cross-cultural exploration of the conceptual and practical issues facing media ethics in a global world. Focusing on the ethical concepts, principles, and questions in an era of major change, this unique textbook explores the aims and norms that should guide the publication of stories that impact across borders, and which affect a globally linked, pluralistic world. Through case studies, analysis of emerging practices, and theoretical discussion, a team of leading journalism and communication experts investigate the impact of major global trends on responsible journalism and lead readers to better understand changes in media ethics. Chapters look at how these changes promote or inhibit responsible journalism, how such changes challenge existing standards, and how media ethics can develop to take account of global news media. In light of the fact that media journalism is now, and will increasingly become, multimedia in format and global in its scope and influence, the book argues that global media impact entails global responsibilities: It is therefore critical that media ethics rethinks its basic notions, standards, and practices from a more cosmopolitan perspective.

Book Making News in Global India

Download or read book Making News in Global India written by Sahana Udupa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decades following India's opening to foreign capital, the city of Bangalore emerged, quite unexpectedly, as the outsourcing hub for the global technology industry and the aspirational global city of liberalizing India. Through an ethnography of English and Kannada print news media in Bangalore, this ambitious and innovative new study reveals how the expanding private news culture played a critical role in shaping urban transformation in India, when the allegedly public profession of journalism became both an object and agent of global urbanization. Building on extensive fieldwork carried out with the Times of India group, the largest media house in India, between 2008 and 2012, Sahana Udupa argues that the class project of the 'global city' news discourse came into striking conflict with the cultural logics of regional language and caste practices. Advancing new theoretical concepts, Making News in Global India takes arguments in media scholarship beyond the dichotomy of public good and private accumulation.

Book A Research Agenda for Media Economics

Download or read book A Research Agenda for Media Economics written by Alan B. Albarran and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting cutting-edge thoughts on media economics, its history and development, and looking forward to its future, this timely book investigates the changing face of the field. With contributions from some of the most prominent media economics scholars in the world, this provocative and visionary Research Agenda covers theory development, consumer and audience demand, information and cultural goods, and technological dimensions.

Book The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society

Download or read book The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society written by Debra L. Merskin and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 2169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reference will discuss mass media around the world in their varied forms—newspapers, magazines, radio, television, film, books, music, websites, and social media—and will describe the role of each in both mirroring and shaping society.

Book Agenda Setting in a 2 0 World

Download or read book Agenda Setting in a 2 0 World written by Thomas J. Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores agenda-setting theory in light of changes in the media environment in the 21st century. In the decades since the original Chapel Hill study that launched agenda-setting research, the theory has attracted the interest of scholars worldwide. Agenda Setting in a 2.0 World features the work of a new generation of scholars. The research provided by these young scholars reflects two broad contemporary trends in agenda-setting: A centrifugal trend of research in the expanding media landscape and in domains beyond the original focus on public affairs, and a centripetal trend further explicating agenda-setting’s core concepts.

Book Teaching journalism for sustainable development

Download or read book Teaching journalism for sustainable development written by Banda, Fackson (UNESCO) and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Handbook of Journalism Studies

Download or read book The Handbook of Journalism Studies written by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook charts the growing area of journalism studies, exploring the current state of theory and setting an agenda for future research in an international context. The volume is structured around theoretical and empirical approaches, and covers scholarship on news production and organizations; news content; journalism and society; and journalism in a global context. Emphasizing comparative and global perspectives, each chapter explores: Key elements, thinkers, and texts Historical context Current state of the art Methodological issues Merits and advantages of the approach/area of studies Limitations and critical issues of the approach/area of studies Directions for future research Offering broad international coverage from top-tier contributors, this volume ranks among the first publications to serve as a comprehensive resource addressing theory and scholarship in journalism studies. As such, the Handbook of Journalism Studies is a must-have resource for scholars and graduate students working in journalism, media studies, and communication around the globe.

Book Public Sentinel

Download or read book Public Sentinel written by Pippa Norris and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the ideal roles the mass media should play as an institution to strengthen democratic governance and thus bolster human development? Under what conditions do media systems succeed or fail to meet these objectives? And what strategic reforms would close the gap between the democratic promise and performance of media systems? Working within the notion of the democratic public sphere, 'Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform' emphasizes the institutional or collective roles of the news media as watchdogs over the powerful, as agenda setters calling attention to social needs in natural and human-caused disasters and humanitarian crises, and as gatekeepers incorporating a diverse and balanced range of political perspectives and social actors. Each is vital to making democratic governance work in an effective, transparent, inclusive, and accountable manner. The capacity of media systems and thus individual reporters embedded within those institutions to fulfill these roles is constrained by the broader context of the journalistic profession, the market, and ultimately the state. Successive chapters apply these arguments to countries and regions worldwide. This study brought together a wide range of international experts under the auspices of the Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) at the World Bank and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. The book is designed for policy makers and media professionals working within the international development community, national governments, and grassroots organizations, and for journalists, democratic activists, and scholars engaged in understanding mass communications, democratic governance, and development.

Book Exploring Journalism Practice and Perception in Developing Countries

Download or read book Exploring Journalism Practice and Perception in Developing Countries written by Salawu, Abiodun and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Media outlets play a pivotal role in fostering the positive and beneficial development of countries in modern society. By properly informing citizens of critical national concerns, the media can help to transform society and promote active participation. Exploring Journalism Practice and Perception in Developing Countries is a crucial reference source for the latest scholarly material on the impacts of development journalism on contemporary nations and the media’s responsibility to inform citizens of government and non-government activities. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as media regulation, freedom of expression, and new media technology, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academics, professionals, policy makers, and students interested in the role of journalist endeavors in developing nations.

Book Journalism and Ethics  Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Download or read book Journalism and Ethics Breakthroughs in Research and Practice written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the modern hyperconnected society, consumers are able to access news from a variety of channels, including social media, television, mobile devices, the internet, and more. From sensationalist headlines designed to attract click-throughs to accusations of bias assigned to specific news sources, it is more important now than ever that the media industry maintains best practices and adheres to ethical reporting. By properly informing citizens of critical national concerns, the media can help to transform society and promote active participation. Journalism and Ethics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice examines the impacts of journalism on society and the media’s responsibility to accurately inform citizens of government and non-government activities in an ethical manner. It also provides emerging research on multimedia journalism across various platforms and formats using digital technologies. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as investigative journalism, freedom of expression, and media regulation, this publication is an ideal reference source for media professionals, public relations officers, reporters, news writers, scholars, academicians, researchers, and upper-level students interested in journalism and journalistic ethics.

Book Media Fortunes  Changing Times

Download or read book Media Fortunes Changing Times written by Russell Hiang-Khng Heng and published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how media have brought about or paced dramatic political events in Southeast Asia over the last two decades. It highlights a situation where media dynamics are no longer a simple formula of state control versus media resistance. The state can propel its own media-liberalizing programme; civil society can be an enemy of press freedom; market forces and cultural mindsets are sometimes more potent agents of change than state-appointed media custodians. Practitioners, scholars and activists have come together in this volume to provide a diversity of narratives on subjects as varied as powerful politicians and marginalized transsexuals.

Book The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism

Download or read book The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism written by Stuart Allan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism presents an authoritative, comprehensive assessment of diverse forms of news media reporting – past, present and future. Including over 50 chapters, written by an outstanding team of internationally respected authors, the Companion provides scholars and students with a reliable, historically informed guide to news media and journalism studies. The Companion has the following features: It is organised to address a series of themes pertinent to the on-going theoretical and methodological development of news and journalism studies around the globe. The focus encompasses news institutions, production processes, texts, and audiences. Individual chapters are problem-led, seeking to address ‘real world’ concerns that cast light on an important dimension of news and journalism – and show why it matters. Entries draw on a range of academic disciplines to explore pertinent topics, particularly around the role of journalism in democracy, such as citizenship, power and public trust. Discussion revolves primarily around academic research conducted in the UK and the US, with further contributions from other national contexts - thereby allowing international comparisons to be made. The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism provides an essential guide to key ideas, issues, concepts and debates, while also stressing the value of reinvigorating scholarship with a critical eye to developments in the professional realm. Contributors: G. Stuart Adam, Stuart Allan, Chris Atton, Brian Baresch, Geoffrey Baym, W. Lance Bennett, Rodney Benson, S. Elizabeth Bird, R. Warwick Blood, Tanja Bosch, Raymond Boyle, Bonnie Brennen, Qing Cao, Cynthia Carter, Anabela Carvalho, Deborah Chambers, Lilie Chouliaraki, Lisbeth Clausen, James R. Compton, Simon Cottle, Ros Coward, Andrew Crisell, Mark Deuze, Roger Dickinson, Wolfgang Donsbach, Mats Ekström, James S.Ettema, Natalie Fenton, Bob Franklin, Herbert J. Gans, Mark Glaser, Mark Hampton, Joseph Harker, Jackie Harrison, John Hartley, Alfred Hermida, Andrew Hoskins, Shih-Hsien Hsu, Dale Jacquette, Bengt Johansson, Richard Kaplan, Carolyn Kitch, Douglas Kellner, Larsåke Larsson, Justin Lewis, Jake Lynch, Mirca Madianou, Donald Matheson, Heidi Mau, Brian McNair, Kaitlynn Mendes, Máire Messenger Davies, Toby Miller, Martin Montgomery, Marguerite Moritz, Mohammed el-Nawawy, Henrik Örnebring, Julian Petley, Shawn Powers, Greg Philo, Stephen D. Reese, Barry Richards, David Rowe, Philip Seib, Jane B. Singer, Guy Starkey, Linda Steiner, Daya Kishan Thassu, John Tulloch, Howard Tumber, Silvio Waisbord, Gary Whannel, Andrew Williams, Barbie Zelizer

Book Editorial Journalism and Human Development

Download or read book Editorial Journalism and Human Development written by Shafiq Ahmad and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract Context: Despite being a nuclear power, Pakistan does not have satisfactory human development indicators. The 2019 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI) ranking places it at 154 out of 189 countries, the lowest in the region after Afghanistan. Despite carrying strong potential to influence (1) public agenda; (2) internal news agenda; (3) external news media agenda; and (4) political or policy agenda, newspaper editorials have barely been studied before to advocate human development issues to eventually impact public policymaking process. Purpose: This dissertation examines editorial journalism coverage of human development issues versus other issues in the mainstream Pakistani newspapers for two different time periods i.e., from 1st July 2015 to 30th June 2016; and from 19th August 2018 to 18th August 2019. The aims of study include 1) to investigate editorial agenda-setting priorities 2) to explore the change in editorial agenda with the change in policy agenda on human development issues; 3) to examine inter-media agenda differences between Urdu and English language newspapers on human development issues; 4) to explore correlation between editorial and readers' priorities of human development issues; and 5) to discuss the factors/influences behind the inadequate space given to them. Methods: The hierarchy of influences model suggested by Shoemaker and Reese (2014), underpins this study because it allows to examine the factors/influences behind editorial coverage of different types of issues in Pakistan.The quantitative content analysis method is used to measure and compare the frequency of sample content in five major categories coupled with qualitative elite in-depth interviews with veteran journalists/academics/PR professionals to explain the factors that influence the editorial content. Editorial contents of six mainstream Urdu and English newspapers are selected for applying content analysis method, whereas 20 interview participants are probed to understand various influences behind Pakistani editorial journalism. Findings: The data from quantitative content analysis reveal that at the cost of consuming precious editorial space to advocate voiceless factions' miseries and to eventually improve country's HDI value, editorial contents are dominated by the discourse produced by the mighty communication bureaucracies of powerful national and international establishments. For instance, non-human development issues' based policies of the state and political actors; and conflicts with India and Afghanistan with warmongering spirit are given considerably larger coverage. Apart from giving due coverage to human development issues when such issues came on the policy agenda, editorialists also paid attention to highlight the issues of common people. Additionally, inter-media agenda differences on human development issues were detected between Urdu and English language newspapers, which can otherwise negatively impact the normative role of consensus building by the mass media. Finally, readers' reaction to editorial content through Facebook Likes and online readers comments indicates a clear difference between editorialists and readers' priorities. In-depth interviews inform this study that Pakistani editorialists have to face a variety of influences at individual-level, routine-level, organization-level, extra-media level and ideological level. Study Implications: The communication aspects of development programmes should actively feed newspaper editorial boards regarding current global development agendas to ensure sufficient coverage of their advocacy. It is imperative to make the UNESCO-led syllabus Teaching Journalism for Sustainable Development an integral part of the country's journalism curriculum. 'Civic advocacy' groups can play a dynamic role in helping to plug gaps by 1) perusing scientific studies on human development related issues from the academic community; 2) communicating their findings to the media outlets particularly to the advocate- journalists; 3) organizing reporting and editorial staff training workshops on how to use such findings to effectively influence developmental policymaking process; 4) sharing with journalism academic community to ensure necessary amendments in relevant journalism course contents for future journalists, and, above all, 5) persuading editors to provide enough room for human development issues.

Book Rethinking Journalism

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chris Peters
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 0415697018
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book Rethinking Journalism written by Chris Peters and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no doubt, journalism faces challenging times. This book argues that we have to rethink journalism fundamentally. Rather than just focus on the symptoms of the 'crisis of journalism', this collection tries to understand the structural transformation journalism is undergoing.