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OverviewWhen News was New investigates how news has re-invented itself at different historical moments--from medieval storytellers to 19th century telegraph news agencies to 21st century bloggers. Tracks the evolution of news through history Explores the regular reconstruction of news, the salability of news, and whether objectivity matters Provides an innovative approach to the history of news; clear, succinct writing; and effective use of photographs, maps, and tables which have strong appeal to the student reader Offers a new way of understanding news in our history and culture Full Product DetailsAuthor: Terhi Rantanen (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9781405175524ISBN 10: 1405175524 Pages: 172 Publication Date: 03 April 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables viii Acknowledgments ix Introduction: When News Was New x 1 Temporalization: How News Became New 1 2 Cosmopolitanization: An Older Phenomenon Than We Think 19 3 Globalization: When News Became Global 42 4 Commodifi cation: How To Sell News 58 5 Localization: Places in News 76 6 Nationalization: News and the Nation-states 92 7 Epilogue: Today Was Yesterday 112 Bibliography 133 Index 146ReviewsTerhi Rantanen's When News Was New is much more than a narrative of journalism history. This is an investigation into the very nature of journalism as it changes through the centuries. (Polis Journalism and Society, April 2009) Author InformationTerhi Rantanen is Professor and Director of the Master's Proframme in Global Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has published extensively on global news and is the author of six books and more than fifty chapters and articles published in the UK, the USA, Austria, Finland, Russia, Sweden and Taiwan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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