{"product_id":"cultural-meanings-of-news","title":"Cultural Meanings of News","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsider news—as the product of a culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is news? What does news tell us about the culture and the society that produces and consumes it? This book provides a fresh examination of news production from a cultural perspective, moving beyond what was once called \"sociology of news\" and toward the globally-broader, culturally-based concept of \"journalism studies.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty-three original and contemporary articles\u003c\/strong\u003e—encompassing the intrinsic cultures of print, broadcast, and online media—are grouped in \u003cstrong\u003esix thematically cohesive sets\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe articles are \u003cstrong\u003epresented chronologically \u003c\/strong\u003eto allow the reader to follow the exchange of ideas between authors over time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBerkowitz looks at news \u003cstrong\u003eglobally\u003c\/strong\u003e, helping the student look beyond his or her own cultural context to that of many other societies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA comprehensive framework \u003c\/strong\u003ehelps to thoughtfully present this cultural study of news. Berkowitz opens and closes the text with a cultural perspective on news and hints on applying this perspective to emerging news situations; each section also contains an introduction that highlight connections between the articles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntended Audience \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Meanings of News: A Text-Reader \u003c\/strong\u003eis ideal for a wide range of courses in any journalism studies curriculum, including Media and Society, Sociology of News, Media Criticism, and Popular Culture and Mass Media. This text may also be used as a companion to Berkowitz′s Social Meaning of News: A Text-Reader, which addresses the sociological approach to news.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54260098597208,"sku":"9781412967655","price":137.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781412967655.jpg?v=1777818623","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cultural-meanings-of-news","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}