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News Flash: Journalism, Infotainment and the Bottom-Line Business of Broadcast News
Bonnie Anderson
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Description for News Flash: Journalism, Infotainment and the Bottom-Line Business of Broadcast News
Paperback. While talking heads debate the media's alleged conservative or liberal bias, award-winning journalist Bonnie Anderson knows that the problem with television news isn't about the Left versus the Right-- it's all about the money. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTJ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
While talking heads debate the media's alleged conservative or liberal bias, award-winning journalist Bonnie Anderson knows that the problem with television news isn't about the Left versus the Right--it's all about the money. From illegal hiring practices to ethnocentric coverage to political cheerleading, News Flash exposes how American broadcast conglomerates' pursuit of the almighty dollar consistently trumps the need for fair and objective reporting. Along the way to the bottomline, the proud tradition of American television journalism has given way to an entertainment-driven industry that's losing credibility and viewers by the day.
As someone who has worked as both a broadcast reporter and a network executive, Anderson details how the networks have been co-opted by bottom-line thinking that places more value on a telegenic face than on substantive reporting. Network executives—the real power in broadcast journalism—are increasingly employing tactics and strategies from the entertainment industry. They "cast" reporters based on their ability to "project credibility," value youth over training and experience, and often greenlight coverage only if they can be assured that it will appeal to advertiser-friendly demographics.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470401774
SKU
V9780470401774
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Bonnie Anderson
Bonnie M. Anderson is a twenty-seven-year news veteran who has won seven Emmy Awards and been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She began her career as a print reporter for the Miami Herald, the Miami News, and Gannett Newspapers, and spent ten years at NBC News and close to ten at CNN. Anderson currently provides media training for executives, journalists, and other professionals.
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