| Journalism and Popular Culture Contributor(s): Dahlgren, Peter (Editor), Sparks, Colin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0803986718 ISBN-13: 9780803986718 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $79.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1992 Annotation: Is the distinction between "serious" and "popular" press valid? How do TV news and newspapers function within popular culture? What is (and what is not) good journalism? Contending that journalism is indeed a part of, rather than separated from, popular culture, the contributors to Journalism and Popular Culture address the limits and possibilities of journalism within the contemporary media environment. Tabloid journalism, photojournalistic practices, and the prevalence of celebrities in the popular press are among the issues addressed. Scholars and advanced students of journalism, cultural studies, media and communication studies, and popular culture will find this volume useful and a good read. "Several of the writers develop serious theoretical approaches which go beyond the mere description of examples from popular journalism." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 302.23 |
| LCCN: 91-051132 |
| Series: Media Culture & Society |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In counterpoint to conventional examinations of images of journalism which tend to concentrate on its informational role in the political process, this book provides a lively analysis of journalism in its other guise - as entertainment. In a series of interrelated studies, the authors examine the theoretical problems in assessing popular journalism and consider common examples of its manifestations - its relationship to media stars, the coverage of sport, and the presentation of news in a popular′ form. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dahlgren, Peter: - Peter Dahlgren is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Journalism, Media and Communications at the University of Stockholm. He is the author or editor of numerous works in Swedish and of two books in English, both of which he edited with Colin Sparks: Communication and Citizenship (Sage, 1991) and Journalism and Popular Culture (Sage, 1992).Sparks, Colin: - Colin Sparks is a professor at the Centre for Communication and Information Studies at the Univeristy of Westminster and Co-Editor of Media, Culture and Society. Anna Reading is a lecturer at Southbank University and Assistant Editor of Media, Culture and Society.Sparks, Colin: - Colin Sparks is a professor at the Centre for Communication and Information Studies at the Univeristy of Westminster and Co-Editor of Media, Culture and Society. Anna Reading is a lecturer at Southbank University and Assistant Editor of Media, Culture and Society.Dahlgren, Peter: - Peter Dahlgren is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Journalism, Media and Communications at the University of Stockholm. He is the author or editor of numerous works in Swedish and of two books in English, both of which he edited with Colin Sparks: Communication and Citizenship (Sage, 1991) and Journalism and Popular Culture (Sage, 1992). |