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OverviewAddressing the controversial issues of the blurring boundaries between news and entertainment and the movement toward sensationalism in broadcast journalism, this study examines these distinctions: how boundaries are constructed and by whom; how they are enforced or broken and why. Rather than reflecting essential attributes by which news can be distinguished from other kinds of communication, boundary setting is viewed as a social construction, determined and changed by journalists wishing to assert their jurisdiction and authority and the prestige of the profession. Four instances of boundary-work rhetoric are examined in depth: (1) the development of roles and rules of television journalism during the early years of television; (2) attempts at Congressional and FTC regulation—broadcasting codes defining bona fide news; (3) responses to a 1992 journalistic scandal over a Dateline NBC story on exploding GM pickup trucks, and (4) reporting sex scandals during recent political campaigns, such as the allegations of Gennifer Flowers of her involvement with Bill Clinton. In these and other cases, journalists developed strategies to minimize harm to the profession. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Samuel P. Winch , David E. BoeyinkPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.312kg ISBN: 9780275964672ISBN 10: 0275964671 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 17 September 1998 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews?Winch has written a highly personal yet scholarly description of the difference between 'tabloid' and 'mainstream' journalism, i.e., between information that is amusing and information that is important. The boundaries between these heretofore discrete entities have become blurred. Basing this discussion in part on the work of sociologist Thoman Gieryn, the author provides a useful description of how the boundaries are perceived, drawn, and enforced.... Nontraditional media such as the tabloids have been largely ignored by journalism researchers, and this book fills that gap.?-Choice Winch has written a highly personal yet scholarly description of the difference between 'tabloid' and 'mainstream' journalism, i.e., between information that is amusing and information that is important. The boundaries between these heretofore discrete entities have become blurred. Basing this discussion in part on the work of sociologist Thoman Gieryn, the author provides a useful description of how the boundaries are perceived, drawn, and enforced.... Nontraditional media such as the tabloids have been largely ignored by journalism researchers, and this book fills that gap. -Choice [T]his book deserves commendation for its careful and historical analysis. -Afterimage YThis book deserves commendation for its careful and historical analysis. -Afterimage ?Winch has written a highly personal yet scholarly description of the difference between 'tabloid' and 'mainstream' journalism, i.e., between information that is amusing and information that is important. The boundaries between these heretofore discrete entities have become blurred. Basing this discussion in part on the work of sociologist Thoman Gieryn, the author provides a useful description of how the boundaries are perceived, drawn, and enforced.... Nontraditional media such as the tabloids have been largely ignored by journalism researchers, and this book fills that gap.?-Choice ?[T]his book deserves commendation for its careful and historical analysis.?-Afterimage Author InformationSAMUEL P. WINCH is Assistant Professor of Journalism at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. His areas of special interest include journalism ethics, visual journalism, and computer-mediated journalism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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