Political History of Journalism
Geraldine Muhlmann
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Description for Political History of Journalism
Hardback. In this new important book, Graldine Muhlmann provides a comparative history of the rise of modern journalism, from the revolution of the late nineteenth century, with its new concern for facts, through to the present day. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
In this new important book, Geraldine Muhlmann provides a comparative history of the rise of modern journalism, from the revolution of the late nineteenth century, with its new concern for facts, through to the present day. Her account is structured around the tension between what she calls the unifying and decentring tendencies in modern journalism - that is, the concern to give readers a truth that is acceptable to all, on the one hand, and the concern to resist dominant representations and give voice to alternative views, on the other.
In this new important book, Geraldine Muhlmann provides a comparative history of the rise of modern journalism, from the revolution of the late nineteenth century, with its new concern for facts, through to the present day. Her account is structured around the tension between what she calls the unifying and decentring tendencies in modern journalism - that is, the concern to give readers a truth that is acceptable to all, on the one hand, and the concern to resist dominant representations and give voice to alternative views, on the other.
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This historical and comparative account of the rise of modern journalism will be an ideal text for courses in journalism, political communication and media history. Written by an author who believes that journalism is crucial to our modern democracies and that it deserves to be studied with knowledge and care, the book raises serious questions about the role of the reporter and about the sorts of journalism that are possible in the twenty-first century.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745635736
SKU
V9780745635736
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About Geraldine Muhlmann
Géraldine Muhlmann is Professor of Political Science, Université Paris - IX.
Reviews for Political History of Journalism
"At last! A truly intelligent and well-written book on this most elusive subject ? what, indeed, is at the heart of that matter we call journalism?" Norman Mailer "An immensely thoughtful book (that) brilliantly achieves the author's ambition to 'have meaning for those who practise journalism or wish to do so'." Tim Luckhurst, ... Read more