The news revolution in England
Subtitle: cultural dynamics of daily information
By: C. John Sommerville.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
Subjects: English newspapers -- Great Britain -- history.
Description: The News Revolution in England: Cultural Dynamics of Daily Information is the first book to analyze the essential feature of periodical media, which is their periodicity. Having to sell the next issue as well as the present one changes the relation between authors and readers - or customers - and subtly shapes the way that everything is reported, whether politics, the arts and science, or social issues.

So there are certain biases that are implicit in the dynamics of news production or commodified information, quite apart from the intentions of journalists. The News Revolution in England looks at the history of journalism from an entirely different angle - the effect of the medium rather than the intentions of the journalists. It will be of interest to historians of England, journalism, and news, along with anyone interested in how the media shapes our world and how we come to relate to it.
Notes: Includes index.