News Culture

by Stuart Allan

A fascinating study of the modern media--and how it shapes our world News Culture is an introduction to the forms, practices, institutions, and audiences of journalism. It begins with a historical consideration of the rise of "objective" reporting in newspaper, radio, and televisual journalism. It then explores the way news is produced, its textual conventions as a genre of discourse, and its negotiation by the reader, listener, or viewer as part of everyday life. The book also examines the cultural dynamics of sexism and racism as they shape different instances of news coverage. Building on the success of the bestselling first edition, this new edition

Genres: Journalism, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

highly recommended for those interested in critical analysis of media! explores quite a range of ideas-cultural studies, defining "objectivity", semantics, power/population studies-extremely thought-provoking!!