" This comprehensive glossary offers clear and insightful definitions of the most significant keywords in news and journalism studies.
Ranging from 'above the fold' to 'zinger', and with over 400 terms in between, it covers words associated with newspapers, radio and television news, magazines, photojournalism and internet reporting. Other examples include 'agenda setting', 'libel', 'news values', 'objectivity, ' 'scoop' and 'tabloidization'.
Written by two of the field's leading scholars, it offers an informed perspective on the key terms. It considers a range of genres, including business, crime, environmental, fashion, lifestyle, investigative, science, sports and war journalism as well as looking at new alternatives such as 'Wikinews' and 'Twitter'.
This lively and engaging treatment will provide students, researchers and journalists with a solid grounding in the fast-moving vocabulary of news and journalism studies.
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" This comprehensive glossary offers clear and insightful definitions of the most significant keywords in news and journalism studies.
Ranging from 'above the fold' to 'zinger', and with over 400 terms in between, it covers words associated with newspapers, radio and television news, magazines, photojournalism and internet reporting. Other examples include 'agenda setting', 'libel', 'news values', 'objectivity, ' 'scoop' and 'tabloidization'.
Written by two of the field's leading scholars, it offers an informed perspective on the key terms. It considers a range of genres, including business, crime, environmental, fashion, lifestyle, investigative, science, sports and war journalism as well as looking at new alternatives such as 'Wikinews' and 'Twitter'.
This lively and engaging treatment will provide students, researchers and journalists with a solid grounding in the fast-moving vocabulary of news and journalism studies.
Imprint | Open University Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | July 2010 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | Barbie Zelizer, Stuart Allan |
Dimensions | 238 x 160 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 280 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-335-22184-4 |
Barcode | 9780335221844 |
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LSN | 0-335-22184-X |