Journalism: A Critical History

by Martin Conboy

Book Overview

Traditional news values no longer hold: infotainment has the day. Journalism is in a terminal state of decline. Or so some contemporary commentators would argue.

Although there has been a great diversity in format and ownership over time, Conboy demonstrates the surprising continuity of concerns in the history of journalism. Questions of political influence, the impact of advertising, the sensationalisation of news coverage, the ′dumbing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761940995
• ISBN13: 9780761940999
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 9.7"