Journalism: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN13: 9780192806567ISBN10: 0192806564
Paperback,
176 pages
Oct 2005,
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Description
In Journalism, Ian Hargreaves uses his unique position within the media to examine how we get this information and the many practical, political, and professional decisions that the journalist has to make, as part of the process of delivering that information to us.Hargreaves argues that the core principles of "Freedom of the Press" and the necessity of exposing the truth are as vital today as they ever were. He examines the ethical responsibility of the journalist to respond to the demands of civil society, as opposed to the demands of the state, and focuses on contentious issues in contemporary journalism, such as intrusion, lack of accountability, obscenity, trivialization, rumor-mongering, and libel.
This is a concise and up-to-date analysis of the most important issues, developments, and debates surrounding journalism today.
Features
- Ian Hargreaves appears on national radio (regular panelist on Radio 4's Moral Maze, and Analysis) and has regular colums and articles in the broadsheets.
- A lively and provocative book, which deals with contentious issues in contemporary journalism, such as intrusion, lack of accountability, obscenity, trivialization, rumour-mongering, and libel.
- The first book to try to make sense of what journalism is becoming in the age of media saturation and hyperbole, from reportage on warfare to the cult of celebrity
- Offers a truly international perspective--US, Canada, UK, Russia, France, Australia, Sweden and Germany all feature.
- Examines the ethical responsibility of the contemporary journalist to respond to the demands of civil society, as opposed to the demands of the state
Product Details
176 pages; 21 halftones, 2 line illus.; ISBN13: 978-0-19-280656-7ISBN10: 0-19-280656-4About the Author(s)
Ian Hargreaves is a Professor of Journalism at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. He is one of Britain's leading journalists and one of the very few to have held senior positions in newspapers, magazines, television and radio. He was Director of News and Current Affairs at the BBC, Deputy Editor of the Finanical Times, Editor of the Independent and Editor of the New Statesman.
Although a life-long journalist, Hargreaves has also been a prominent figure in political and policy debates, which ground his arguments about journalism in a social and economic context.
