Social Meanings of News
Subtitle: A Text-Reader
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: March 5, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 549
ISBN-13: 9780761900764
Subjects: Media Studies; Sociology, Social Studies; Social aspects; Language Arts & Disciplines; Sociology; Journalism; Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism; Language Arts & Disciplines-Journalism; Social Science / Media Studies
First sentence: If we are to reject the notion that news simply represents journalists' best efforts to seek truth and serve as society's watchdogs, other specific perspectives must be offered in its place.