Emerging issues in contemporary journalism
Subtitle: infotainment, internet, libel, censorship, et cetera
By: edited by Bala A. Musa, Cindy J. Price
Contributors: Musa, Bala A; Price, Cindy J
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780773458253
Subjects: Journalism -- Social aspects; Mass media -- Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Mass media education and professional organizations / Jamie M. Byrne; title: Media conglomerates: then and now / Gracie Lawson-Borders; title: Lay and expert in public journalism: lessons from the Consensus Conference Model / Tanni Haas; title: The internet of convergence: possibilities and problems / Jeff Rowe; title: New media technologies: interdependency / Joe Marren; title: News as infotainment: industry and audience trends / Bala A. Musa; title: The role of advertising and public relations in American journalism: blessing or curse? / Julie K. Henderson; title: Career satisfaction among media professionals / Douglas J. Swanson; title: Self censorship: an examination of network television news and newsmagazine correspondents / Cindy J. Price; title: Gatekeepers: their choices / Patrick Lee Plaisance; title: Through whose lens? (Re)framing the race and gender divide in journalism / Tracey Owens Patton; title: Courage or fear: National interest and international news / Jiafei Yin; title: Journalism behavior and the law of libel: legal and ethical controls / Thomas A. Schwartz and Tracie Mauriello