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Subtitle: the Internet's transformation of journalism
By: Elliot King ; foreword by Jeff Jarvis
Contributors: Medill School of Journalism
Series: Visions of the American press; Visions of the American press
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Evanston, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780810123281
Description: In this work, the author, a longtime scholar of digital media begins with a brief history of the technological development of news media from the appearance of newspapers in the sixteenth century to the rise of broadcasting and the Internet. Within that context, he demystifies the emergence of online communication and social media as the third major technological platform for news, making the current pace of change appear less vertiginous. The book provides anyone with an interest in the future of journalism the grounding necessary for an informed discussion.
Notes: "Medill School of Journalism."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-313) and index.