When News Was New

When News Was New PDF Author: Terhi Rantanen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405175524
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 169

Get Book Here

Book Description
When News was New investigates how news has re-invented itself at different historical moments--from medieval storytellers to 19th century telegraph news agencies to 21st century bloggers. Tracks the evolution of news through history Explores the regular reconstruction of news, the salability of news, and whether objectivity matters Provides an innovative approach to the history of news; clear, succinct writing; and effective use of photographs, maps, and tables which have strong appeal to the student reader Offers a new way of understanding news in our history and culture