We Keep America on Top of the World - Television Journalism and the Public Sphere

A close examination of American journalism with particular emphasis paid to television news. Hallin looks at an institution that is torn betwee n the needs of the market, political ideology and popular fashion and journalistic professionalism.

Table des matières

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The American news media; Chapter 3 The media, the war in Vietnam, and polltical support; Chapter 4 From Vietnam to El Salvador; Chapter 5 ‘We Keep America on Top of the World’; Chapter 6 Speaking of the president; Chapter 7 Soundbite news; Chapter 8 Summits and the constitution of an international public sphere; Chapter 9 The passing of the ‘high modernism’ of American journalism;

A propos de l'auteur

Daniel C.Hallin is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of ‘The Uncensored War’: The Media and Vietnam, and of many articles on journalism and politics.

Résumé

A close examination of American journalism with particular emphasis paid to television news. Hallin looks at an institution that is torn betwee n the needs of the market, political ideology and popular fashion and journalistic professionalism.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Daniel Hallin
• Edition: Taylor and Francis
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 04.11.1993
• EAN: 9780415091428
• ISBN: 978-0-415-09142-8
• Pages: 196
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Poids: 476 g
• Thème: Communication and Society
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Médias, communication > Général, dictionnaires; History, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Humanities, Sociology and anthropology