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Global journalism : understanding world media systems / edited by Daniela V. Dimitrova.

Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2021Description: xv, 239pContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781538146866
  • 153814686X
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Global journalism.DDC classification:
  • 070.4 23
LOC classification:
  • PN4699 .G56 2021
Summary: Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems provides an overview of the key issues in global journalism today and traces how media systems have evolved over time in different world regions. Taking into account local context as well as technological change across media industries, the book offers an up-to-date, thorough overview of media developments in all world regions embedded in their unique political, cultural and economic context. Covering theoretical foundations of global journalism, from the classic Four Theories of the Press to more nuanced media models, this text proposes a framework for studying world media systems. Contributed chapters cover a wide range of topics, including media freedom, global news cultures, professional ethics and responsibilities, and education of global journalists, as well as the role of technology and issues such as fake news, soft power and public diplomacy, foreign news reporting and international news flow.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Collection General Collection Kabarak, Main Campus PN4699 .G56 2021 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34356
General Collection General Collection Kabarak, Main Campus PN4699 .G56 2021 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34357

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems provides an overview of the key issues in global journalism today and traces how media systems have evolved over time in different world regions. Taking into account local context as well as technological change across media industries, the book offers an up-to-date, thorough overview of media developments in all world regions embedded in their unique political, cultural and economic context. Covering theoretical foundations of global journalism, from the classic Four Theories of the Press to more nuanced media models, this text proposes a framework for studying world media systems. Contributed chapters cover a wide range of topics, including media freedom, global news cultures, professional ethics and responsibilities, and education of global journalists, as well as the role of technology and issues such as fake news, soft power and public diplomacy, foreign news reporting and international news flow.

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