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.
Innehållsförteckning
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