Journalism & and Society / Denis McQuail.
| Author/creator | McQuail, Denis author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Los Angeles : SAGE, 2013. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Other title | Journalism & society |
| Other title | Journalism and society |
| Contents | Preface; WHAT IS JOURNALISM? HOW IS IT LINKED TO SOCIETY?; Introduction; Origins of Journalism; The Journalism-Society Link: Levels of Analysis and Theoretical Perspectives; The Main Concerns of Social Theory of Journalism; Diversity and Diversification of Journalism; Journalism and Changing Technology: Implications for Society; Defining Journalism and the News Today; The Press as an Institution; The 'Power of the Press'; What Society Expects from Journalism; The Self-Image of the Social Role of the Press; Conclusions: Questions to Be Addressed; JOURNALISTIC RESPONSIBILITY TO SOCIETY; Introduction; Defining Journalistic Responsibility; Publication and the Public Interest; The Foundations of Journalistic Obligation; Free Press Theory; Journalism as Meeting Essential Needs of Society; The Press as Fourth Estate; The Idea of a 'Public Sphere'; Social Responsibility Theory; Critical |
| Contents | Theory; Minority Media Theory; Democratic-Participant Theory; New Movements in Journalism; Internet News Theory; Looking for a Structure in Social Theory of the Press; Conclusion; PRINCIPLES OF JOURNALISTIC PERFORMANCE; Introduction; Basic Publication Values in the Public Interest; Truth as a Principle; Freedom as a Principle; Equality, Diversity and Solidarity as Principles; Order and Cohesion as Principles for Journalism; Conclusion; TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS FOR JOURNALISM; Introduction; Alternative Approaches; On Journalism as a Profession: A Unifying Approach; Does Journalism have its Own 'Ideology'?; The Occupational Roles of Journalism; Conflicts and Mixed Expectations; Demand versus Supply of News; Changing Goals and Types of Journalism; If Not a Profession, |
| Contents | At Least a 'Public Occupation'; Conclusion; THE CENTRAL ROLE OF MONITOR AND MESSENGER; Introduction; The Main Roles or Functions of the Press; The Monitor and Messenger Role Characterized; Objectivity as a Guiding Principle; Limitations to Objectivity; Degrees of Purpose and Activity in Objective News Journalism; Tensions Internal to the Monitorial Role; The Monitorial Role and State Power; The Monitorial Role and Democracy; Sources of Bias in the Monitorial Role; 'Media Logic' and 'Mediatisation' Effects on Monitoring; Conclusion; MEDIA STRUCTURE, |
| Contents | PERFORMANCE AND THE 'POWER OF THE PRESS'; Introduction; What Is a Media System?; Influences from Social Structure on Media Systems; Political Factors; Economic Factors; Social Cultural Influences; Media System Influences on Journalism; Influences at the Level of Organisation; The Question of Press Effects on Society; Informational Effects of News; Persuasion Influences via News; Effects on Behaviour in Society -- Individual and Collective; In Overview: Primary Determinants of the 'Power of the Press'; Conclusion; ACCOUNTABILITY OF JOURNALISM TO SOCIETY; Introduction; The Main Issues of Regulation and Accountability; Journalistic Responsibility; The Accountability of Journalism; Lines of Accountability of Journalism; Forms of Governance and Accountability Applied to Journalism; Mechanisms of Accountability: External; Mechanisms of Accountability: Internal; Informal and 'Illegitimate' |
| Contents | Mechanisms of Control/Accountability; Three Frames of Accountability Relationship; Accountability in Overview; Conclusion; CHANGING MEDIA TECHNOLOGY: CONSEQUENCES FOR JOURNALISM, |
| Contents | PRESS INSTITUTION AND ITS RELATIONS WITH SOCIETY; Introduction; The Potential of the Internet and Other New Media; Problematic Aspects of Media Change; Initial Signs of Change; The Internet: Liberating Promise Unfulfilled?; Effects of Media Change on Journalism Itself; The Future of the Press Institution; The Journalism-Society Relationship; The Question of Trust; Consequences for the Public Sphere; In Overview; Conclusion; IN CONCLUSION: STRIKING A NORMATIVE BALANCE; Introduction; A Frame of Reference for Journalism and Society; Normative Contexts and Choices: Different Levels of Application; Journalism in an Information Society; The Main Normative Issues of Journalism and Society in Review; Towards a Universal Normative Theory of Journalism?; The Consequences of Ongoing Changes in Media Technology and Structure for Normative Relations between Journalism and Society; What Can Be Done? Reflections on |
| Contents | The Chances for Better Journalism; Last Word; Appendix: Selectde Documents Relating to Righrs and Obligations of News Media; References; Index; |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Owing to Legal Deposit regulations this resource may only be accessed from within National Library of Scotland on library computers. For more information contact enquiries@nls.uk. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781446281000 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1446281000 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| Stock number | 9781446281000 Ingram Content Group |
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