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Author Hargreaves, Ian.

Title Journalism : a very short introduction / Ian Hargreaves
Published Oxford, [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

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Description xii, 160 pages ; 18 cm
Series Very short introduction ; 139
Very short introductions ; 139
Contents Introduction : the paradox of power -- 1. Born free : a brief history of news media -- 2. Big brother : journalism and the altered state -- 3. The first casualty : journalists at war -- 4. Star-struck : journalism as entertainment -- 5. Up to a point, Lord Copper's : who owns journalists -- 6. Hacks v. flaks : journalism and public relations -- 7. Murder is my meat : the ethics of journalism -- 8. Matt's modem : tomorrow's journalism
Summary "Journalism has an indelible effect on our worldview - from global terrorism to the American presidential elections, celebrity scandal to the latest environmental disaster. Here, Ian Hargreaves uses his unique position within the media to examine how we get this information, and the practical, political, and professional decisions faced by journalists."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Includes index
Subject Journalism.
LC no. 2005020172
ISBN 0192806564 alkaline paper