The world news prism
Subtitle: challenges of digital communication
By: William A. Hachten, James F. Scotton
Contributors: Scotton, James Francis, 1932-
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9781444338584
Subjects: Mass media and globalization; Digital media; International Communication; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies; Foreign news; Political aspects; Journalism
Description: "The World News Prism enjoys a well-earned reputation for excellence in its in-depth analysis of the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century. In the eighth edition of this classic text, the authors expand their discussion of news systems in developing nations and the impact of digital media on traditional societies. A new chapter dedicated to evolving media in Egypt, Tunisia, and elsewhere in Africa and the Middle East explores the role of the Internet, cell phones, and Al Jazeera in facilitating momentous political change in the region. The book also provides important updates on the decline of print media in the West and the challenges this poses to global reporting now and for the future. Combining scholarly insights with a concise and accessible writing style, The World News Prism: Challenges of Digital Communication lends remarkable clarity to the fog of today's global information revolution"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Contents - Preface - Introduction - Ch. 1 News Communication for a New Global System - Ch. 2 Changing Ideologies of Press Control - Ch. 3 Global News Under Stress - Ch. 4 Digital Media: Global, Interactive and Free - Ch. 5 The Whole World is Watching: Impact of Great News Events - Ch. 6 Globalization of Media and Language - Ch. 7 China: New Media in an Old Political World - Ch. 8 The Middle East: Media Storms in the Desert - Ch. 9 India and Africa: Contrasts in Development - Ch. 10 Foreign News in Flux - Ch. 11 War Reporting Fire and Misfire - Ch. 12 Public Diplomacy and Propaganda - Ch. 13 Forecast: Changeable with Stormy Periods.