| News and Dissent: The Press and the Politics of Peace in Canada Contributor(s): Hackett, Robert A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0893918156 ISBN-13: 9780893918156 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Business & Economics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism |
| Dewey: 071 |
| LCCN: 91-2684 |
| Series: Communication and Information Science |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.03 lbs) 334 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume centers on a critical examination of press coverage of peace-related issues and of the relationships between newspaper journalism and the peace movement in Canada in the 1980s. The chapters deal respectively with the following topics: the relevance and impact of news media in relation to both international peace, and the emergence and success of antiwar movements; a critical review of previous research on the relation between media and antiwar movements; an extensive explanation of the nature of news; an overview of Canada's news media system; the political/discursive context of news concerning peace and defense; several case studies of relevant press coverage; a discussion of how open the news is to the expression of antiwar sentiment; and an epilogue considering whether the end of the Cold War has fundamentally changed the nature of North American media coverage of war and peace issues. |