Davis "Buzz" Merritt, Maxwell E. McCombs

The Two W's of Journalism

The Why and What of Public Affairs Reporting

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this timely volume, the authors explore public affairs journalism, a practice that lies at the core of the journalism profession. They go beyond the journalistic instruction for reporting and presenting news to reflect on why journalism wo

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9780805847307
• ISBN-10: 0805847308
• Artikelnr.: 22798052

Autorenporträt

Davis Buzz Merritt, Maxwell E. McCombs

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. Introduction. Part I.The Why. Why We Have a First
Amendment. Conflicting Visions of Democracy. The Evolution of Journalism.
What the Public Needs to Know. Three Publics for the News. Technology and
the New Millennium. Part II.The What. Sampling the News. Framing Stories
and Positioning Citizens. Positioning Ourselves as Journalists.
Deliberation. Elections. Polling--Use and Abuse. A Map of the Future.