Simon Cottle 
News, Public Relations and Power [EPUB ebook] 

Introducing theoretical ideas and the latest empirical findings in this fast-developing field of media communication scholarship and study
News, Public Relations and Power has contributions from leading international researchers who address issues such as: the rapid growth of public relations and its impact on news production; state information management strategies in times of internal political dissent; political parties and mediated `spin′ conducted at national and local levels; the historically changing nature of war journalism; and tabloid television and forms of cultural representation. The book begins with Simon Cottle′s introduction which sets out the key ideas and approaches in the field.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

News, Public Relations and Power – Simon Cottle

Mapping the Field

PART TWO: PROMOTIONAL TIMES: THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

Public Relations and News Sources – Aeron Davis

PART THREE: SOURCE FIELDS: DOMINANT INTERESTS

`A Good Day to Bury Bad News′ – Bob Franklin

Journalists, Sources and the Packaging of Politics

Journalism under Fire – Philip M Taylor

The Reporting of War and International Crises

The Political Contest Model – Gadi Wolfsfeld

PART FOUR: SOURCE FIELDS: CHALLENGERS

Non-Governmental Organizations and the Media – David Deacon

Environmental Activism and News Media – Alison Anderson

PART FIVE: MEDIATING REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION

Tabloid Television and News Culture – John Langer

Access and Representation

Journalism and Deliberative Democracy – Simon Cottle

Mediating Communicative Action