This new and highly readable textbook by Richard M. Perloff introduces students to the complex world of contemporary news and its theoretical underpinnings, engaging with debates and ethical quandaries.
The book takes readers on a concept-guided tour of the contours, continuities, and changing features of news. It covers a huge breadth of topics including: the classic theories of what news should do, its colorful history in America and popular myths of news, the overarching forces involved in contemporary news gathering, critical economic determinants of news and social system influences, and innovative trends in the future of journalism. Drawing on scholarship in the fields of journalism studies and sociology of news, Perloff offers readers a critical, in-depth exploration of news filled with relevant examples from newspapers, newscasts, and social media.
Students of journalism, communication, sociology, politics, and related courses, as well as inquisitive scholars, will find this book's intellectual focus enriching, the writing and examples engaging, and the thoroughness of its search of the contemporary media scene invigorating. Boxes summarizing theory and key concepts help students to deepen their understanding of both what news is now and its future.
Über den Autor Perloff Richard M.
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Richard M. Perloff, Professor of Communication, Political Science, and Psychology at Cleveland State University, is well-known for his scholarship on the third-person effect, hostile media biases, and persuasion, including a seventh edition of The Dynamics of Persuasion. Perloff also is the author of The Dynamics of News, as well as articles in Communication Research, Communication Theory, and Mass Communication and Society. He has published many essays in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer on topics such as news and political history, along with an essay on the 50th anniversary of the Kent State shootings in The New York Times. A dedicated teacher, Perloff has received awards for his teaching at Cleveland State.
