Online journalism : a critical primer

Author(s)

    • Hall, Jim

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Online journalism : a critical primer

Jim Hall

Pluto Press, c2001

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Online journalism is revolutionising the way news is reported and read. The rise of the internet has forever changed the way audiences interact with the news - stories are posted the moment they break and readers routinely expect to be able to access both the news sources and local perspectives. Online news and the pattern of media ownership raise a number of urgent questions about accuracy, press autonomy, freedom of speech and economic exclusion. Jim Hall provides a comprehensive guide to the emerging field of cyberjournalism and examines the issues it raises. Looking at how interactive texts are both written and read, the book surveys the new technologies and conventions that online journalism has ushered in. The author uses case studies such as Monicagate and the war in Kosovo to illustrate both the opportunities and the limitations of cyberjournalism. It is designed as a text to introduce how cyberjournalism works and how it can be used in innovative ways.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Information Society 2. The Nature Of News 3. From Phototypesetting To Xml 4. Armageddon.Com: Homepages And Refugees 5. 'Too Fresh To Be True': Acceleration, Ethics And The Spectacle 6. 'That Balance' And The New World Information Order 7. 'Undertakings Of Great Advantage' 8. The (Re)Construction Of Reality: Local And Global Journalisms Notes Bibliography

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Details

  • NCID
    BA51696824
  • ISBN
    • 0745311938
    • 074531192X
  • LCCN
    00009184
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Sterling Va.
  • Pages/Volumes
    266 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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