Democracy and the news /:
"Building on his 1979 classic, Deciding What's News, Herbert Gans shows how the role of the contemporary journalist has shrunk. Increased profit-seeking by news firms and media conglomerates have resulted in the downsizing of journalists, while an apparent shrinkage of audience interest in...
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Zusammenfassung: | "Building on his 1979 classic, Deciding What's News, Herbert Gans shows how the role of the contemporary journalist has shrunk. Increased profit-seeking by news firms and media conglomerates have resulted in the downsizing of journalists, while an apparent shrinkage of audience interest in the news has led to a declining news audience. Gans argues that the news media also suffers from assembly-line modes of production and other ills, with one major product being excessive publicity for the president and other public officials, the very people citizens most distrust. In such an environment, investigative journalism and critical news analysis - which citizens could use to make intelligent choices on issues that concern them - cannot flourish. But Gans makes several incisive suggestions about what the news media can do to enable citizens to better understand today's America, and what political and economic changes might move us closer to a true citizens' democracy."--Jacket |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 168 pages) |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-157) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780199728534 0199728534 0195184211 9780195184211 9780195151329 0195151321 |
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spelling | Gans, Herbert J. Democracy and the news / Herbert J. Gans. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. 1 online resource (xii, 168 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-157) and indexes. Preface -- Acknowledgments -- ch. 1. Citizens' democracy and citizen disempowerment -- ch. 2. Journalism and its troubles -- ch. 3. Journalistic practices and their problems -- ch. 4. The Problem of news effects -- ch. 5. The news : what might be done -- ch. 6. Citizens' democracy : what might be done -- Notes -- Index of subjects -- Index of names. Print version record. "Building on his 1979 classic, Deciding What's News, Herbert Gans shows how the role of the contemporary journalist has shrunk. Increased profit-seeking by news firms and media conglomerates have resulted in the downsizing of journalists, while an apparent shrinkage of audience interest in the news has led to a declining news audience. Gans argues that the news media also suffers from assembly-line modes of production and other ills, with one major product being excessive publicity for the president and other public officials, the very people citizens most distrust. In such an environment, investigative journalism and critical news analysis - which citizens could use to make intelligent choices on issues that concern them - cannot flourish. But Gans makes several incisive suggestions about what the news media can do to enable citizens to better understand today's America, and what political and economic changes might move us closer to a true citizens' democracy."--Jacket Journalism Political aspects United States. Journalism United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070753 Presse Aspect politique États-Unis. Journalisme États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE Media Studies. bisacsh Journalism fast Journalism Political aspects fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Journalismus gnd Politik gnd USA gnd Nieuwsvoorziening. gtt Democratie. gtt Massamedia. gtt Aspect politique. rasuqam Journalisme. rasuqam États-Unis. rasuqam Print version: Gans, Herbert J. Democracy and the news. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003 0195151321 (DLC) 2002006689 (OCoLC)49705115 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=120921 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Gans, Herbert J. Democracy and the news / Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Citizens' democracy and citizen disempowerment -- Journalism and its troubles -- Journalistic practices and their problems -- The Problem of news effects -- The news : what might be done -- Citizens' democracy : what might be done -- Notes -- Index of subjects -- Index of names. Journalism Political aspects United States. Journalism United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070753 Presse Aspect politique États-Unis. Journalisme États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE Media Studies. bisacsh Journalism fast Journalism Political aspects fast Journalismus gnd Politik gnd Nieuwsvoorziening. gtt Democratie. gtt Massamedia. gtt Aspect politique. rasuqam Journalisme. rasuqam |
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title | Democracy and the news / |
title_alt | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Citizens' democracy and citizen disempowerment -- Journalism and its troubles -- Journalistic practices and their problems -- The Problem of news effects -- The news : what might be done -- Citizens' democracy : what might be done -- Notes -- Index of subjects -- Index of names. |
title_auth | Democracy and the news / |
title_exact_search | Democracy and the news / |
title_full | Democracy and the news / Herbert J. Gans. |
title_fullStr | Democracy and the news / Herbert J. Gans. |
title_full_unstemmed | Democracy and the news / Herbert J. Gans. |
title_short | Democracy and the news / |
title_sort | democracy and the news |
topic | Journalism Political aspects United States. Journalism United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070753 Presse Aspect politique États-Unis. Journalisme États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE Media Studies. bisacsh Journalism fast Journalism Political aspects fast Journalismus gnd Politik gnd Nieuwsvoorziening. gtt Democratie. gtt Massamedia. gtt Aspect politique. rasuqam Journalisme. rasuqam |
topic_facet | Journalism Political aspects United States. Journalism United States. Presse Aspect politique États-Unis. Journalisme États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE Media Studies. Journalism Journalism Political aspects United States Journalismus Politik USA Nieuwsvoorziening. Democratie. Massamedia. Aspect politique. Journalisme. États-Unis. |
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