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Overview
Eight contributors based in the UK, Australia, and Israel provide an introduction to the power relations that are enacted between media sources and journalism. Article topics are: the rapid growth of public relations and its impact on news production; state information management strategies; political parties and mediated "spin"; the nature of news-gathering in times of war and international crisis; the communications strategies of environmental activists; a comparative analysis of nongovernmental organizations and their efforts to secure media access; tabloid television and cultural representation; and the architecture of television news and its effect on public engagement. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORSynopsis
Eight contributors based in the UK, Australia, and Israel provide an introduction to the power relations that are enacted between media sources and journalism. Article topics are: the rapid growth of public relations and its impact on news production; state information management strategies; political parties and mediated "spin"; the nature of news-gathering in times of war and international crisis; the communications strategies of environmental activists; a comparative analysis of nongovernmental organizations and their efforts to secure media access; tabloid television and cultural representation; and the architecture of television news and its effect on public engagement. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR