What is news, and why sell it? What is one buying when one buys news? Is it the 'objectivity' of news that matters, or is it rather the publics appetite for the latest scoop? When News was New investigates how news has been re-invented at different historical moments, from medieval storytellers to 19th centurytelegraph news agencies to 21st century bloggers and podcasters. Rantanen argues that the newness of news has been regularly reconstructed, and that the era of 'pure' news is over: news is mostly old stories made new. Rather than asking whether news is objective, the book explores the temporality and spatiality of news, in order to show how it changes not only itself but the space around it. Written in a clear and succinct style, this book reaches out from the field of journalism studies to survey the wider social implications of news.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-7552-4
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 168
- Fecha Publicación: 03/04/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés